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Japanese word 引っ掛かる: to get caught / to be stuck / to be cheated. Meanings and example sentences.

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引っ掛かる (ひっかかる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

引っ掛かる (ひっかかる) means to get caught / to be stuck / to be cheated.

See example sentences below.

引っ掛かる at a glance

引っ掛かる
ひっかかるhikkakaru
N2verb
to get caught / to be stuck / to be cheated
引っ掛かるひっかかるhikkakaruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 引っ掛かる

Core meaning

to get caught / to be stuck / to be cheated

Basic example sentences

Example 1

服に糸が引っ掛かった。

Translation

A thread got caught on my clothes.

Example 2

詐欺に引っ掛かってしまった。

Translation

I was cheated in a scam.

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