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kojitsukeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[こじ()··]
kojitsukeru

Root Words:

koji + kojiri + tsukeru

English Meaning(s) for こじつける

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)

Definition and Synonyms for こじつける

Distortion the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
Synonyms: こじつけ, こじつける, 曲解, 歪曲
Distort alter the shape of (something) by stress
Synonyms: ひずむ, こじつける, 変形, 歪む, 歪める
Tense become stretched or tense or taut
Synonyms: ばる, こじつける, 凝らす, 凝らす, 引き締める, 張る, 張り詰める, 漉す, 緊張
Triviality a detail that is considered insignificant
Synonyms: かりそめ, こじつけ, こじつける, 些事
Sophistry a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Synonyms: こじつけ, こじつける, 屁理屈, 詭弁

Categories こじつける is a member of

Mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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Form give shape or form to
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Point an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
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Fallacy a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
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Tighten become tight or tighter
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Stroke Order Diagrams for こじつける

Conjugations for こじつける

masu stem
kojitsuke
Negative stem
kojitsuke
te-form
kojitsukete
Negative te-form
kojitsukenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
kojitsukenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukenai
Past Indicative Form
kojitsuketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukenakatta
Presumptive Form
kojitsukeyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukemasen
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
kojitsukemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsuketai
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsuketakunai
Past Indicative Form
kojitsuketakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsuketakunakatta
Adjective stem
kojitsuketa
te-form
kojitsuketakute
Negative te-form
kojitsuketakunakute
Adverbial Form
kojitsuketaku
Provisional Form
kojitsuketakereba
Provisional Negative Form
kojitsuketakunakereba
Conditional Form
kojitsuketakattara
Conditional Negative Form
kojitsuketakunakattara
Objective Form
kojitsuketasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
kojitsukenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsuketara
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsuketari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukerarenai
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukerarenakatta
masu-stem
kojitsukerare
te-form
kojitsukerarete
Negative te-form
kojitsukerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukeraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukerenai
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukerenakatta
te-form
kojitsukerete
Negative te-form
kojitsukerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukeremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukeremasen
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukeremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukeremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukerarenai
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukerarenakatta
masu stem
kojitsukerare
te-form
kojitsukerarete
Negative te-form
kojitsukerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukeraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukesasenai
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukesasenakatta
masu stem
kojitsukesase
te-form
kojitsukesasete
Negative te-form
kojitsukesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukesaserarenakatta
masu stem
kojitsukesaserare
te-form
kojitsukesaserarete
Negative te-form
kojitsukesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kojitsukesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
kojitsukesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
kojitsuken
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
kojitsukezaru

Sample Sentences for こじつける

Somehow, all those reasons sound rather far fetched.

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