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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

引ひき金がね

hikigane

trigger, immediate cause

Example sentences

  1. これがこの後のちの和田合戦わだかっせんの引ひき金がねになったといわれている。

    It is said that this incident triggered the subsequent Battle of WADA.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 陪審団ばいしんだんによる有罪評決ゆうざいひょうけつが大論争だいろんそうの引ひき金がねとなった。

    The jury’s guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. これは場合ばあいによっては紛争ふんそうの引ひき金がねになりかねない国際問題こくさいもんだいであった。

    That was an international problem that could trigger disputes in certain circumstances.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 引金

  • 引pullOnインKunひく・ひける
  • 金goldOnキン・コン・ゴンKunかね・かな-

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