引ひっ掛かかり

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

catch; snag; hold

Physical or mechanical sense: a place where something gets caught, a snag, or a hold that prevents smooth movement.

この引ひき出だしは引ひっ掛かかりがあって、なかなか開あかない。
This drawer has a catch and won't open easily.
釣つり糸

いと

に

引ひ

っ

掛か

かり

を

感かん

じ

た

。

I felt a tug on the fishing line.

2

noun

connection; relationship; tie

Abstract sense: a personal connection, relationship, or tie, often with a nuance of something that links people or things.

彼かれとは何なんの引ひっ掛かかりもない。
I have no connection with him at all.
この事じ件けんにはいくつかの引ひっ掛かかりがある。
There are several leads in this case.

3

noun

unease; discomfort; something off

Emotional sense: a feeling that something is not quite right, a mental snag or discomfort.

彼かれの説せつ明めいにはどうも引ひっ掛かかりを感かんじる。
I feel something off about his explanation.
その提てい案あんに引ひっ掛かかりを覚おぼえた。
I felt uneasy about that proposal.

Written forms

引ひっ掛かかりUsage77%
Standard kanji spelling for the noun form of 引っ掛かる.
ヒッカカリUsage15%
引ひっかかりUsage8%
Kana-mixed spelling; common in everyday writing.
引ひっ掛かかり
Variant spelling with 掛り instead of 掛かり.
引ひっ懸かかり
Rare variant using 懸 instead of 掛.
引ひっ懸かかり
Rare variant combining 懸 and り.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
掛hang, suspend, depend
懸state of suspension, hang, depend

Similar words

引ひっ掛かかる
Verb form meaning 'to be caught' or 'to snag'; 引っ掛かり is the noun derived from it.
違い和わ感かん
More formal and common word for a sense of discomfort or something being off; 引っ掛かり is more colloquial and implies a specific mental snag.

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 引っ掛かる (to be caught, to snag), from 引く (pull) + 掛かる (to be hung). The noun inherits the verb's physical and metaphorical meanings.