手掛かり (てがかり): hint, clue, key — Japanese vocabulary
手掛かり is read てがかり and means "hint, clue, key". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
手掛かり
- Reading
- てがかり · tegakari
- Translation
- hint, clue, key
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- てがかりが
Example
この手紙が、謎を解く唯一の手掛かりだ。
このてがみが、なぞをとくゆいいつのてがかりだ。
This letter is the only key to the mystery.
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