姑息 こそく underhanded #27,656 Meanings na-adjective, noun, colloquial underhanded; unfair orig. meaning makeshift; stopgap Its kanji 姑 コ · しゅうとめ、しゅうと、おば、しばらく mother-in-law 息 ソク · いき breath, respiration, son, interest (on money), rest, coming to an end