地雷
じらい
Meanings
- Noun land mine
- topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic; trigger
- something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap; pitfall
Kanji
Example sentences
- 彼は地雷の上を運転して、彼のジープは爆裂した。
He drove over a land mine and his jeep blew up. - どうやら彼は、地雷を踏んでしまったらしい。
Apparently he stepped on a landmine. - まさか、こんな所に地雷があるとは、普通誰も考えないでしょ。
By no means would anyone typically think that such a thing would be a sensitive topic. - 地雷を踏んでしまった。
I opened Pandora's box.
Common phrases
Words containing 地雷
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