Word Meaning 因縁をつける

いんねんをつける innenotsukeru

因縁をつける is read as いんねんをつける (innenotsukeru) and means to invent a pretext for a quarrel.

Meaning

English

  1. to invent a pretext for a quarrel
  2. to pick a fight

Reading

Kana

いんねんをつける

Romaji

innenotsukeru

Writing Variants

  • 因縁を付ける いんねんをつける innen o tsukeru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 124206 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

因縁

いんえん

hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

因縁生起

いんねんせいき

dependent arising

因果因縁

いんがいんねん

cause and effect

十二因縁

じゅうにいんねん

the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)

悪因縁

あくいんねん

evil destiny

謂れ因縁

いわれいんねん

origin

因果を含める

いんがをふくめる

to persuade someone to accept the inevitable

因果応報

いんがおうほう

retribution

因子分析

いんしぶんせき

factor analysis

因州弁

いんしゅうべん

Inshū dialect (spoken in eastern Tottori)

因習道徳

いんしゅうどうとく

conventional morality

因果の胤を宿す

いんがのたねをやどす

to become pregnant with an illegitimate child