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引き金ひきがね (hikigane)

trigger

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Meaning

引き金 (ひきがね, hikigane) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “trigger”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

ストレスはいろいろな病気びょうきの引き金ひきがねになる

Stress can be a trigger for various illnesses.

引き金を引き発射。

Pull the trigger and shoot.

これが暴動の引き金となった.

This triggered the riot.

そのデモが暴動の引き金になった.

The demonstration was the signal for the riot.

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