(しこ)

しこむ
verb (godan)
to train; to prepare; to stock up
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present仕込(しこ)仕込(しこ)まない
Present polite仕込(しこ)みます仕込(しこ)みません
Past仕込(しこ)んだ仕込(しこ)まなかった
Past polite仕込(しこ)みました仕込(しこ)みませんでした
て form仕込(しこ)んで仕込(しこ)まなくて
ている present仕込(しこ)んでいる仕込(しこ)んでいない
ている polite仕込(しこ)んでいます仕込(しこ)んでいません
ている past仕込(しこ)んでいた仕込(しこ)んでいなかった
ている past polite仕込(しこ)んでいました仕込(しこ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば仕込(しこ)めば仕込(しこ)まなければ
Conditional たら仕込(しこ)んだら仕込(しこ)まなかったら
Volitional仕込(しこ)もう
Volitional polite仕込(しこ)みましょう
Potential仕込(しこ)める仕込(しこ)めない
Passive仕込(しこ)まれる仕込(しこ)まれない
Causative仕込(しこ)ませる仕込(しこ)ませない
Imperative仕込(しこ)仕込(しこ)むな
1. to train; to teach (skills)
To thoroughly train someone in a skill, trade, or discipline.
弟子(でし)仕込(しこ)む。
To train an apprentice.
師匠(ししょう)(げい)仕込(しこ)まれた。
I was trained in the art by my master.
Training a dog to do tricks requires patience.
2. to prepare (food/drinks); to brew
To prepare ingredients or ferment products like sake, miso, or soy sauce.
味噌(みそ)仕込(しこ)む。
To prepare miso.
Winter is the best time to prepare miso.
The chef starts food preparation early in the morning.
3. to stock up; to lay in
To purchase and store goods for future sale or use.
I stocked up on new products.
I stocked up on a large inventory for the end of the year.
Thanks to stocking up on popular items in large quantities, we didn't run out.

仕込(しこ)む is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) with origins in traditional apprenticeship and food preparation. It implies thorough preparation over time.

ASPECT (ている):
仕込(しこ)んでいる indicates preparation is in progress. For fermentation, 仕込(しこ)んである indicates something has been prepared and is now aging.

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • [person][skill]仕込(しこ)む — to train [person] in [skill]
  • [product]仕込(しこ)む — to prepare/brew [product]

COMMON PATTERNS:

TRADITIONAL CONTEXT:
Originating from traditional crafts and brewing, 仕込(しこ)む implies patient, thorough preparation and often strict discipline in training.

NOUN FORM:
仕込(しこ)み (preparation, training, stock)