Word Meaning 引き金を引く

ひきがねをひく hikigane o hiku

引き金を引く is read as ひきがねをひく (hikigane o hiku) and means to pull the trigger.

Meaning

English

to pull the trigger
to squeeze the trigger

Reading

Kana

ひきがねをひく

Romaji

hikigane o hiku

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 51520 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

引き金

ひきがね

trigger (of a gun, etc.)

引当金

ひきあてきん

reserves

評価引当金

ひょうかひきあてきん

valuation allowance

東京金融取引所

とうきょうきんゆうとりひきしょ

Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc.

金融商品取引法

きんゆうしょうひんとりひきほう

Financial Instruments and Exchange Act

現金自動取引装置

げんきんじどうとりひきそうち

ATM

金融引締め

きんゆうひきしめ

monetary tightening

引抜く

ひきぬく

to extract

引く

ひく

to catch (a cold)

引っ付く

ひっつく

to become intimate (of a man and woman)

引き裂く

ひきさく

to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.)

引き付ける

ひきつける

to have a convulsion

Example Sentences

トムには引き金を引く勇気がなかった。

Tom didn't have the courage to pull the trigger.