Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かこつ) (kakotsuke

  1. excuse, pretext, plea
    Synonyms: 仮託 (kataku), 藉口 (shakō), 口実 (kōjitsu)

Verb

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(かこつ) (kakotsuke

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 託ける (kakotsukeru) [ichidan]

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN