Word Meaning 引き金

ひきがね hikigane

引き金 is read as ひきがね (hikigane) and means trigger (of a gun, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. trigger (of a gun, etc.)
  2. trigger (for something)
  3. immediate cause

Reading

Kana

ひきがね

Romaji

hikigane

Writing Variants

  • 引き鉄 ひきがね hikigane
  • 引金 ひきがね hikigane
  • 引鉄 ひきがね hikigane

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 685 Priority A

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金融商品取引法

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引き続き

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