引っ掛ける (ひっかける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

引っ掛ける (ひっかける) means to hang on / to catch / to trap.

See example sentences below.

引っ掛ける at a glance

引っ掛ける

ひっかけるhikkakeru

N1verb

to hang on / to catch / to trap

引っ掛けるひっかけるhikkakeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to hang on / to catch / to trap

Example 1

上着をコートかけに引っ掛けた。

Translation

I hung my jacket on the coat rack.

Example 2

魚が釣り針に引っ掛かった。

Translation

A fish got caught on the hook.