Word Meaning 切掛

きっかけ kikkake

切掛 is read as きっかけ (kikkake) and means chance.

Meaning

English

  1. chance
  2. start
  3. cue
  4. excuse
  5. motive
  6. impetus
  7. occasion

Reading

Kana

きっかけ

Romaji

kikkake

Writing Variants

  • 切かけ きっかけ kikkake
  • 切っかけ きっかけ kikkake
  • 切っ掛 きっかけ kikkake
  • 切っ掛け きっかけ kikkake
  • 切掛け きっかけ kikkake

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 130455 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掛り切り

かかりきり

being devoted

切実

せつじつ

pertinent

切断

せつだん

cutting

切り取り

きりどり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

切腹

せっぷく

seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

切望

せつぼう

earnest desire

切り抜き

きりぬき

cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

切除

せつじょ

cut off

切り取る

きりとる

to cut off

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り返し

きりかえし

railway switchback