ひきがね
Hikigane
Other forms: 引金、引き鉄、引鉄、引きがね
引き金 (Hikigane) is a Japanese noun meaning “trigger (of a gun, etc.), trigger (for something), immediate cause”.
Meanings
- nountrigger (of a gun, etc.)
- nountrigger (for something); immediate cause
Examples
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.
陪審団による有罪評決が大論争の引き金となった。
The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).