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事足る (ことたる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

事こと足たる

こ

と

た

る

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

suffice; be enough; serve the purpose

Often used in the pattern 〜ば事足りる or 〜で事足りる to mean that something is sufficient for a purpose. Slightly formal or written.

簡かん単たんな説せつ明めいで事こと足たりるでしょう。
A simple explanation should suffice.
この道どう具ぐがあれば事こと

足た

りる

。

This tool is enough to serve the purpose.

Written forms

事こと足たるUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling.
ことたるUsage8%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.

Kanji

事matter, thing, fact
足leg, foot, be sufficient

Similar words

足たりる
足りる is the common word for 'to be enough' in everyday speech. 事足る is more formal and often implies sufficiency for a specific task or situation.
十じゅう分ぶん
十分 is an adjective/adverb meaning 'enough' or 'sufficient'. 事足る is a verb expressing the same idea.

Etymology

Compound of 事 (こと, 'matter, thing') and 足る (たる, 'to be enough'). The reading たる is a classical form of 足りる (たりる).