引ひっ掛かかる

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引っ掛かる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	引ひっ掛かかる	引ひっ掛かからない
Polite	引ひっ掛かかります	引ひっ掛かかりません
Past polite	引ひっ掛かかりました	引ひっ掛かかりませんでした
Past	引ひっ掛かかった	引ひっ掛かからなかった
Te-form	引ひっ掛かかって	引ひっ掛かからないで
Desire	引ひっ掛かかりたい	引ひっ掛かかりたくない
Potential	引ひっ掛かかれる	引ひっ掛かかれない
Passive	引ひっ掛かかられる	引ひっ掛かかられない
Causative	引ひっ掛かからせる	引ひっ掛かからせない
Causative passive	引ひっ掛かからせられるalso 引ひっ掛かからされる	引ひっ掛かからせられないalso 引ひっ掛かからされない
Volitional	引ひっ掛かかろう
Polite volitional	引ひっ掛かかりましょう
Imperative	引ひっ掛かかれ	引ひっ掛かかるな
Conditional	引ひっ掛かかれば	引ひっ掛かからなければ
Tara conditional	引ひっ掛かかったら	引ひっ掛かからなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

get caught; get stuck; snag

Physical catching or snagging on something, such as clothing on a nail or a fish on a hook.

セーターが釘くぎに引ひっ掛かかってしまった。
My sweater got caught on a nail.
釣つり糸いとに大おおきな魚さかなが引ひっ掛かかった。
A big fish got hooked on the fishing line.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

stop by; drop in; be delayed; take time

Used for a brief, often unplanned stop at a place, or for something taking longer than expected. The 'delayed' nuance often appears with time-related expressions.

帰かえりにコンビニに引ひっ掛かかってから家いえに帰かえった。
I stopped by the convenience store on the way home.
仕し事ごとが引ひっ掛かかって、待まち合あわせに遅おくれた。
Work took longer than expected, so I was late for the appointment.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

get mixed up in; get entangled in; be involved with

Becoming unwillingly involved in trouble, a problem, or an undesirable situation. Often used with words like 事件, トラブル, or 面倒.

彼かれは詐さ欺ぎ事じ件けんに引ひっ掛かかってしまった。
He got mixed up in a fraud case.
変へんなトラブルに引ひっ掛かからないように気きをつけて。
Be careful not to get entangled in any weird trouble.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

fall for; be deceived; be cheated

Being tricked or taken in by a scheme, lie, or scam. Often used with 詐欺, 嘘, or 手.

甘あまい言こと葉ばに引ひっ掛かかって、大たい金きんをだまし取とられた。
I fell for sweet talk and was cheated out of a large sum of money.
そんな手てに引ひっ掛かかるわけがない。
There's no way I'd fall for a trick like that.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be on one's mind; worry; be bothered by; feel uneasy

Something nags at one's mind; a lingering worry or concern. Often used with 気になる or in the phrase 心に引っ掛かる.

彼かれの一ひと言ことがずっと心こころに引ひっ掛かかっている。
That one remark of his has been bothering me ever since.
何なにか引ひっ掛かかることがあって、眠ねむれなかった。
Something was on my mind and I couldn't sleep.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be obstructed; be hindered; get stuck

Progress or a plan is blocked or held up. Often used for bureaucratic or procedural delays.

申しん請せいが審しん査さで引ひっ掛かかって、なかなか許きょ可かが下おりない。
The application got stuck in the review process and approval is taking a long time.
予よ算さんの問もん題だいで計けい画かくが引ひっ掛かかっている。
The plan is being held up by budget issues.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

splash; spatter

Rare, colloquial use for liquid splashing or spattering, often with a nuance of hitting something. More commonly expressed with はねる or かかる.

車くるまが通とおって、泥どろ水みずが服ふくに引ひっ掛かかった。
A car passed by and muddy water splashed onto my clothes.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が〈物もの〉に引ひっかかるfor one thing to catch or snag on another
骨ほねがのどに引ひっかかった。
A bone got stuck in my throat.
帰かえりに〈場ば所しょ〉に引ひっかかるto stop by a place on the way home (colloquial)
帰かえりに居い酒ざか屋やに引ひっかかってしまった。
I ended up stopping by a bar on the way home.
〈事こと〉に引ひっかかるto get mixed up in something troublesome
面めん倒どうな話はなしに引ひっかかってしまった。
I got dragged into a troublesome matter.
詐さ欺ぎに引ひっかかるto fall for a scam
高こう齢れい者しゃが詐さ欺ぎに引ひっかかる事じ件けんが増ふえている。
Cases of elderly people falling for scams are increasing.
心こころに引ひっかかるto weigh on one's mind; to bother one
彼かれの言こと葉ばがずっと心こころに引ひっかかっている。
His words have been bothering me ever since.
検けん問もんに引ひっかかるto get stopped or caught, e.g. at a checkpoint or by a regulation
スピード違い反はんで検けん問もんに引ひっかかった。
I got caught at a checkpoint for speeding.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
掛hang, suspend, depend

Related words· 7

かかるN5
かかる is a broad verb for hanging, taking time, or costing money, while 引っ掛かる adds a nuance of being unintentionally caught or snagged on something.
立たち寄よるN1sense 2
立ち寄る is the neutral verb for stopping by a place on the way, whereas 引っ掛かる is a more colloquial way to describe an unplanned, brief stop.
関かかわるN2sense 3
関わる is the general verb for becoming involved in a matter, while 引っ掛かる specifically implies getting unwillingly entangled in trouble.
はまるN2sense 1
はまる describes fitting or falling into something, including being tricked, while 引っ掛かる emphasizes the sensation of physically or figuratively catching on something.

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気きにかかるN2sense 5
気にかかる and 引っ掛かる both describe something nagging at one's mind, but 気にかかる is the more standard phrase for a lingering worry.
滞とどこおるN1sense 6
滞る means progress is held up or delayed, while 引っ掛かる specifically suggests something gets snagged or obstructed at a particular point.
手てに乗のるN1
引っかかる is a common verb for being caught out or duped, while 手に乗る specifically emphasizes falling for someone's scheme or manipulation.

Don't confuse with

引ひっ掛かけるN2
引っ掛ける is the transitive verb meaning to hook, catch, or trick someone, while 引っ掛かる is its intransitive counterpart describing the state of being caught or deceived.

Written forms

引ひっ掛かかるUsage12%
Standard kanji spelling with 掛; preferred in formal or careful writing.
引ひっかかるUsage49%
Common simplified spelling; widely used in everyday writing.
ひっかかるUsage39%
引ひっ掛かかるUsage1%
Less common variant; 掛 is usually written in full.

Etymology

Compound of 引っ (prefix adding force or suddenness) + 掛かる (to hang, be caught). The core meaning is 'to be caught or snagged', extended metaphorically to mental, social, and procedural contexts.