"せめく" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [se̞me̞kɯ̟] Forms: semeku [romanization], せめく [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From 責(せ)め (seme, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 責(せ)める (semeru)) + 苦(く) (ku, “suffering”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|責める|せめる||pos=}} 責(せ)める (semeru), {{ja-etym-renyokei|責める|せめる|nodot=1}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 責(せ)める (semeru), {{ja-compound|責め|せめ|苦|く|pos1=連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (<span class="mention-tr tr">ren'yōkei</span>, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 責(せ)める (<span class="mention-tr tr">semeru</span>)|t2=suffering}} 責(せ)め (seme, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 責(せ)める (semeru)) + 苦(く) (ku, “suffering”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=せめく}} せめく • (semeku) ^(←せめく (semeku)?)
  1. oppressive suffering
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Download raw JSONL data for せめく meaning in Japanese (2.4kB)

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