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    3. 引き金

    引き金

    引ひき​金がね

    trigger (of a gun, etc.)

    KMT5News #9+1CoreNounMilitaryKanji Vocab16 strokes

    引金引き鉄引鉄引きがね

    ひきがね

    Noun

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

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    銃じゅうの引ひき金がねはとても軽かるい。

    The trigger of the gun is very light.

    KMT4Military
    その一ひと言ことが事じ件けんの引ひき金がねとなった。

    That one word became the trigger for the incident.

    KMT5Core ConceptsDaily Life
    彼かれは引ひき金がねに指ゆびをかけ、標ひょう的てきを狙ねらった。

    He put his finger on the trigger and aimed at the target.

    KMT6Military
    ストレスが彼かれの病びょう気きの引ひき金がねになったのかもしれない。

    Stress might have been the trigger for his illness.

    KMT6Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology
    経けい済ざい危き機きは、いくつかの要よう因いんが重かさなって引ひき金がねが引ひかれた。

    The economic crisis was triggered by a combination of several factors.

    KMT7Business & FinanceCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    金
    かね・かな-・-がね…(8)
    gold
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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