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Kotomora

しきる

し
き
る

Meanings

1

suffix, godan verb (-ru)

do ... incessantly; do ... hard

usually written using kana alone

Attaches to the -masu stem of a verb to express doing that action continuously, intensely, or without stopping. Common in literary or descriptive contexts.

See also: 降りしきる

2

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

happen repeatedly; occur over and over

archaic

Archaic intransitive verb meaning something occurs repeatedly. Not used in modern Japanese outside of classical texts.