引き金、引金、銃爪、引鉄、引き鉄、引きがね
ひきがね
hikigane
JMdict entry #1601570
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) trigger (of a gun, etc.)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) trigger (for something); immediate cause
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
陪審団による有罪評決が大論争の引き金となった。
baishin dan ni yoru yuuzai hyouketsu ga dai ronsou no hikigane to naxtsu ta 。
The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.
その男はピストルを額にあて、引き金を引いた。
sono otoko ha pisutoru wo gaku ni ate 、 hikigane wo hii ta 。
The man put the gun against his forehead and squeezed the trigger.