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あやをつける Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, ichidan verb
make a false accusation ; invent a pretext for a quarrel
colloquial usually written using kana alone
Colloquial expression meaning to pick a fight by falsely accusing someone or fabricating a reason to argue. Often implies a deliberate, underhanded provocation.
See also: あやつける
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He always picks a fight by making up some false accusation.
そんな こと で あや を つけ られ て も 困こま る 。
It's troublesome when someone tries to start a quarrel over something like that.
Written forms 文あや を 付つ ける
Kanji spelling is uncommon and may be misread; prefer the kana form.
アヤをつける
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling sometimes used for emphasis or in casual writing.
Kanji 文 sentence, literature, style 付 adhere, attach, refer to Similar words 言い いがかりをつける More direct and formal expression for making a false accusation or picking a quarrel; あやをつける is more colloquial and implies a crafty, pretext-based provocation.
喧けん 嘩か を 売う る Means 'to pick a fight' in a general sense; あやをつける specifically involves fabricating a reason or false charge to start the conflict.
Etymology The origin is uncertain. The word あや may be related to 文 (pattern, pretext) or 怪 (suspicious), but the exact derivation is unclear. The expression is colloquial and not commonly analyzed into components.
