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因縁をつける

因縁を付ける

Reading

Kana: いんねんをつける
Romaji: innenwotsukeru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight

Kanji

Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む
Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
Readings: エン、 -ネン、 ふち、 ふちど.る、 ゆかり、 よすが、 へり、 えにし
Meanings: affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append

Example Sentences

あいつに因縁(いんねん)()けられた。
➥He made up a pretext for a fight with me.
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あの(おとこ)はよくつまらぬことで(だれ)にでも因縁(いんねん)をつける。
➥He often uses the slightest thing as a pretext for a fight with anybody.
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