引っ掛ける

ひっかける

Also written 引っかける, 引っ懸ける

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes)
2. to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare
3. to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill
4. to drink (alcohol)
5. to splash someone (with) See also: ぶっかける.
6. to hit the ball off the end of the bat

Kanji

• 引 pull. Read as ひく.
• 掛 hang. Read as かける.

Example sentences

• セーターをあの釘にひっかけちゃった。
  I caught my sweater on that nail.
• トムはベッドから跳ね起き、適当な服をひっかけ、朝食を腹におさめると、10分後にはもう玄関の外にいた。
  Tom sprang out of bed, threw on some clothes, ate breakfast and was out of the door within ten minutes.
• ひっかけ質問ですか？
  Is this a trick question?
• これはひっかけ問題だよ。文をもう一度よく読んでごらん。
  This is a trick question. Read the sentence again carefully.
• 彼女は上着を引っかけると外へ出た。
  She threw on a coat and went outside.

Common phrases

• 足を引っ掛ける
• 爪を引っ掛ける
• フックを引っ掛ける
• フックに引っ掛ける
• 紐を引っ掛ける

Related forms

• 引っかかる (ひっかかる) to be caught in (intransitive partner)

Words containing 引っ掛ける

• 洟も引っ掛けない (はなもひっかけない) ignoring someone completely
• 一杯引っ掛ける (いっぱいひっかける) to have a drink

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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