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切っ掛け (きっかけ): chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occassion — Japanese vocabulary

切っ掛け is read きっかけ and means "chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occassion". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

切っ掛け

Reading
きっかけ · kikkake
Translation
chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occassion
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
きっかけが

Example

彼等は彼に逃げるきっかけを与えた。

かれらはかれににげるきっかけをあたえた。

They gave him a chance to escape.

Kanji in this word

  • 切 — cut
  • 掛 — Hang, Suspend, Depend

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