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僻事 (ひがごと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

僻ひが事ごと

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Meanings

1

immoral act; wrongdoing; mistake

Archaic literary term for a morally wrong act or a mistake. Not used in modern everyday speech.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、僻ひが事ごとを犯おかした者ものの話はなしが出でて

Kanji

僻prejudice, bias, rural area
事matter, thing, fact

Related words

過あやまち
Common modern word for mistake or fault; 僻事 is archaic and carries a stronger moral connotation.
悪あく事じ
Standard word for evil deed or crime; 僻事 is more literary and less specific.

Etymology

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 僻 (biased, perverse) and 事 (thing, matter) suggest a 'perverse matter'.

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In old texts, stories appear of those who committed immoral acts.

「僻ひが事ごと」は現げん代だいではほとんど使つかわれない言こと葉ばだ。

'Hegagoto' is a word that is hardly used today.