仕込み

しこみ

training; education; upbringing

Also:stocking up, preparation (e.g. ingredients), girl studying to become a geisha

What does 仕込み mean?

仕込み is a Japanese noun meaning training; education; upbringing in English. It can also be translated as stocking up, preparation (e.g. ingredients), girl studying to become a geisha depending on context. It is written as 仕込み in kanji, しこみ in hiragana, and shikomi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

にわか仕込みの知識ではその問題は解けなかった。

Hastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem.