Skip to content
Illustration of 引っ掛かる

引ひっ掛かかる

ひっかかる hikkakaru Play N2 Godan verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

物や留め具などが何かに掛かって、動かなくなる。 to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated

Example 1

凧が木に引っかかった。

The kite got caught in the tree.

Play

Example 2

留め金がうまく引っかからない。

The hook doesn't catch.

Play

Kanji breakdown

引

N3

pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to

On reading
イン
Kun reading
ひ.く、ひ.ける
Radical
弓

掛

N3

hang; suspend; depend; arrive at; tax; pour

On reading
カイ、ケイ
Kun reading
か.ける、-か.ける、か.け、-か.け、-が.け、か.かる、-か.かる、-が.かる、か.かり、-が.かり、かかり、-がかり
Radical
手
Illustration of 引っ掛ける

引っ掛ける

N1

ひっかける

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare

Illustration of お出掛け

お出掛け

N2

おでかけ

about to start out; just about to leave or go out

Illustration of 割引

割引

N2

わりびき

discount; reduction; rebate

Illustration of 呼び掛ける

呼び掛ける

N2

よびかける

to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal

Illustration of 差し引き

差し引き

N2

さしひき

deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall