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託つ · godan verb (-tsu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	託かこつ	託かこたない
Polite	託かこちます	託かこちません
Past polite	託かこちました	託かこちませんでした
Past	託かこった	託かこたなかった
Te-form	託かこって	託かこたないで
Desire	託かこちたい	託かこちたくない
Potential	託かこてる	託かこてない
Passive	託かこたれる	託かこたれない
Causative	託かこたせる	託かこたせない
Causative passive	託かこたせられるalso 託かこたされる	託かこたせられないalso 託かこたされない
Volitional	託かことう
Polite volitional	託かこちましょう
Imperative	託かこて	託かこつな
Conditional	託かこてば	託かこたなければ
Tara conditional	託かこったら	託かこたなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb

complain about; grumble about; bemoan

usually written using kana alone

Often used with ～に託つけて (～にかこつけて), meaning 'using ~ as an excuse' or 'under the pretext of ~'. The standalone verb is somewhat literary.

彼かれはいつも給きゅう料りょうの安やすさを託かこつ。
He is always complaining about his low salary.
彼かれは老おいを託かこってばかりいる。
He does nothing but complain about growing old.

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Kanji

託consign, requesting, entrusting with
喞speak resentfully

Don't confuse with

託たくする
託つ (かこつ) means to complain or use something as an excuse, and is easily confused with 託する because they share the kanji 託 but have different readings and meanings.

Word family

かこつけ
pretext; excuse

Written forms

託かこつUsage19%
Standard kanji form; usually written in kana.
かこつUsage79%
Kana spelling is the most common and recommended for learners.
喞かこつUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; not recommended for general use.

Etymology

The kanji 託 means 'entrust' or 'consign', and 喞 is a rare character for 'sigh' or 'lament'. The reading かこつ is of uncertain origin, but the word is used in classical Japanese with the sense of 'lament' or 'complain'.