罠わな

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

A physical device for catching animals, such as a snare or cage trap.

A figurative trap meant to deceive or trick someone; often used in contexts like scams, schemes, or psychological manipulation.

〈人ひと〉が罠わなを仕し掛かけるfor someone to set a trap
猟りょう師しは森もりの中なかに罠わなを仕し掛かけた。
The hunter set a trap in the forest.
〈人ひと〉が罠わなに落おちるfor someone to fall into a trap
彼かれはまんまと罠わなに落おちてしまった。
He fell right into the trap.
〈人ひと〉が罠わなを見み破やぶるfor someone to see through a trap
刑けい事じはすぐに罠わなを見み破やぶった。
The detective quickly saw through the trap.

債さい務むの罠わなdebt trap
罠わなにかかるbe caught in a trap; be snared · fall for a trick; be taken in; walk into a trap
罠わなをかけるset a trap

落おとし穴あな sense 1
落とし穴 is literally a pit trap dug into the ground, while 罠 covers any kind of trap, physical or figurative.
策さく略りゃくN1sense 2
策略 is a formal, abstract term for a scheme or stratagem, whereas 罠 emphasizes the deceptive trap set for someone to fall into.
トラップ sense 1
トラップ is a borrowed, often more casual or technical word for a trap, used interchangeably with 罠 in many contexts.
仕し掛かけN1sense 1
仕掛け refers broadly to a mechanism or device set up for a purpose, while 罠 specifically implies deception or capture.

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落おとし
罠 is the general word for a trap or snare, while 落とし (sense: trap) specifically suggests a pitfall-style device that catches something by dropping it in.
地じ雷らい
罠 is a general trap or snare, whereas 地雷 specifically implies a hidden danger that only becomes apparent when triggered.

おとり
罠 is the physical trap or snare itself, while 囮 is the living bait or decoy used to lure the prey into it.
網あみN1
罠 specifically means a trap or snare for catching animals or people, while 網 refers to the actual net or mesh material, though it can also be used figuratively as a trap.

個こN5
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years

罠わなUsage72%
Standard kanji spelling for both literal and figurative traps.
わなUsage15%
ワナUsage13%
羂わな
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize 罠 instead.

The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 罠 is conventionally associated with the meaning 'trap'.