引き金

ひきがね

Also written 引金, 引鉄, 銃爪

Meanings

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

Kanji

• 引 pull. Read as ひく.
• 金 money. Read as かね.

Example sentences

• その男はピストルを額にあて、引き金を引いた。
  The man put the gun against his forehead and squeezed the trigger.
• トムには引き金を引く勇気がなかった。
  Tom didn't have the courage to pull the trigger.
• 私は連続で引き金を引いた。
  I pulled the trigger again and again.

Common phrases

• 引き金を引く (ひきがねをひく) to pull the trigger
• 引き金になる

Words containing 引き金

• 引き金を引く (ひきがねをひく) to pull the trigger

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