手掛かり[てがかり] (tegakari)
contact, trail, scent, on hand, hand hold, clue, key
- JLPT N1
- Pitch 2
- #23534 most frequent
Meaning
手掛かり (てがかり, tegakari) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “contact, trail, scent, on hand, hand hold, clue, key”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 9
これは事件解決の手掛かりになります
This will be the clue to solving the case.
日経平均は手掛かり難で続落した。
The Nikkei average continued to fall due to a lack of fresh trading cues.
ここの下りも手掛かりがないので危険だ。
The downclimb here is also dangerous as there are no handholds.
ホームズはその怪事件の有力な手掛かりを得た.
Holmes found a promising [an important] clue to the mystery.
その殺人者の正体は手掛かりがまったくなかった。
There was no clue as to the identity of the murderer.
彼は一本のロープだけを手掛かりに岩山を登った.
He had nothing but a rope to hang on to while climbing the rocky mountain.
どこにいるのかまだいっこうに手掛かりがつかめない.
No clue has yet been found to his whereabouts.
警官たちはその残虐な殺人事件の手掛かりを捜している。
The cops are searching for clues to the cruel murder.
その探偵は二つの事件を結びつける手掛かりを発見した.
The detective found a clue linking these two incidents together.