Illustration: A commuter tries to leave a narrow apartment hallway carrying a bulging reusable shopping bag over one shoulder. The bag's long loose strap has caught around the projecting handle of a shoe cupboard behind them.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

引ひっかかる

hikkakaru

to get caught, to get stuck

Example sentences

  1. 凧たこが木きに引ひっかかった。

    The kite got caught in the tree.

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  2. 骨ほねが喉のどにひっかかった。

    A bone stuck in my throat.

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  3. 渋滞じゅうたいにひっかかったんだ。

    I was caught in traffic.

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Kanji in 引

  • 引pullOnインKunひく・ひける

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