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姑息

姑息

Chinese

paternal aunt
 
news; interest; breath; rest
simp. and trad.
(姑息)

Verb

姑息

  1. to be excessively tolerant of; to be overly lenient toward; to indulge; to appease

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
そく
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

姑息 (-na inflection, hiragana こそく, romaji kosoku)

  1. makeshift, stopgap

Inflection

Noun

姑息 (hiragana こそく, romaji kosoku)

  1. being makeshift