仕込(しこ)む

しこむ
verb (godan)
to train; to prepare; to stock up
他動詞 transitivefoodwork
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present仕込(しこ)む仕込(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)め仕込(しこ)むな
1. to train; to teach (skills)
To thoroughly train someone in a skill, trade, or discipline.
弟子(でし)を仕込(しこ)む。
To train an apprentice.
師匠(ししょう)に芸(げい)を仕込(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)を仕込(しこ)む。
To prepare miso.
Winter is the best time to prepare miso.
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.

Common patterns

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

Forms

仕込(しこ)み (preparation, training, stock)