切っ掛け

きっかけ
kikkake

trigger, opportunity

What does 切っ掛け mean?

切っ掛け is a Japanese noun meaning “trigger, opportunity” in English. It is written as 切っ掛け in kanji, きっかけ in hiragana, and kikkake in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼等は彼に逃げるきっかけを与えた。

They gave him a chance to escape.

Words sharing kanji with 切っ掛け

切
切ない
せつない
painful, trying, sad
張り切る
はりきる
to be in high spirits, to be enthusiastic
切れ
きれ
cloth, piece, cut
掛
差し掛かる
さしかかる
to come near to, to approach
話し掛ける
はなしかける
to talk to, to address
呼び掛ける
よびかける
to call out to, to appeal to

More JLPT N2 words

書店しょてんshoten
bookshop
後方こうほうkouhou
rear, back, behind
引き裂くひきさくhikisaku
to tear up
寺院じいんjiin
Buddhist temple
空中くうちゅうkuuchuu
sky, air
お代わりおかわりokawari
second helping, another cup
削除さくじょsakujo
elimination, deletion
駆け出すかけだすkakedasu
to start running