託ける

• 読み: かこつける
• ローマ字: kakotsukeru
• 漢字の分解: 託 (taku/kako) — entrust, pretext, excuse
• 発音: /ka.ko.tsɯ.ke.ɾɯ/

意味

To use as a pretext; to make an excuse of something; to use one thing as a cover reason for doing another.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb conjugated as 託け-ない, 託け-ます. Almost always appears in the pattern 〜に託けて (using X as a pretext). Implies a somewhat dishonest or self-serving invocation of a justification. The relationship between the stated reason and the actual motive is typically weak or contrived.

例文

1. 出張に託けて旧友に会いに行った。
2. 体調不良に託けて面倒な会議をすべて欠席した。
3. 彼は仕事の疲れに託けて、家事をすべて妻に押しつけていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, excuses, social behaviour

トーン: slightly negative

起源と歴史

Possibly related to 託す (tanomu/takusu, to entrust) with a compound suffix. The word carries a nuance of 'entrusting' one's real behaviour to the shelter of a convenient stated reason.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal