This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

姑息

Reading

Kana: こそく
Romaji: kosoku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

underhanded; unfair

Note: colloquialism
2

makeshift; stopgap

Note: orig. meaning

Kanji

Readings: コ、 しゅうとめ、 しゅうと、 おば、 しばらく
Meaning: mother-in-law
Readings: ソク、 いき
Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

Example Sentence

(じつ)は、大量(たいりょう)資料(しりょう)()ってくるのは、反論(はんろん)させないための姑息(こそく)手段(しゅだん)である。
➥Actually that I bring a huge volume of reference material with me is a makeshift way of preventing people from disputing my case.
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