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事寄す (ことよす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
find an excuse ; use as a pretext
Rare, literary verb. Used when someone seizes upon a trivial matter as a pretext or excuse for something else. Often appears in classical or formal contexts.
が
なけれ
ば
、
素す
直なお
に
謝あやま
れ
ば
いい
。
If there's no excuse to make, just apologize honestly.
Kanji 寄 draw near, stop in, bring near Similar words 口こう 実じつ 口実 is a common noun meaning 'pretext' or 'excuse', while 事寄す is a rare verb meaning 'to find an excuse' or 'to use something as a pretext'.
かこつける かこつける is a more common verb meaning 'to use as a pretext' or 'to blame something on'. 事寄す is rarer and more literary.
Etymology Compound of 事 (こと, 'matter, thing') and 寄す (よす, 'to bring near, to attribute'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word likely developed from the idea of 'attributing something to a matter'.
