帰きす

godan verb (-su), suru verb (precursor)

come to; end in; result in

Classical verb meaning 'to result in' or 'to come to a certain conclusion'. In modern Japanese, it is mostly seen in the set phrase 帰するところ (in the end, after all). The modern equivalent is 帰する (きする).

See also: 帰する

• 議ぎ論ろんは結けっ局きょく、帰きするところ同おなじ結けつ論ろんに達たっした。

  In the end, the discussion reached the same conclusion.

• 彼かれの努ど力りょくは水みずの泡あわに帰きした。

  His efforts came to nothing.

godan verb (-su), suru verb (precursor)

attribute to; blame on

Used to attribute a cause or blame to something. Often appears in the pattern ～に帰す. This usage is also classical and rare in modern speech; ～のせいにする or ～に帰する are more common.

• 事じ故この原げん因いんを運うん転てん手しゅの不ふ注ちゅう意いに帰きすのは簡かん単たんだ。

  It is easy to attribute the cause of the accident to the driver's carelessness.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいを他た人にんに帰きした。

  He blamed others for his own failure.