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引っ掛かる (ひっかかる): to be caught in, to be stuck in — Japanese vocabulary

引っ掛かる is read ひっかかる and means "to be caught in, to be stuck in". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

引っ掛かる

Reading
ひっかかる · hikkakaru
Translation
to be caught in, to be stuck in
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ひっかかるが

Example

凧が木に引っかかった。

たこがきにひっかかった。

The kite got caught in the tree.

Kanji in this word

  • 引 — pull, attract
  • 掛 — Hang, Suspend, Depend

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