落おとし穴あな

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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A concealed hole used as a trap; also used figuratively for hidden dangers or pitfalls in plans.

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A pitfall had been set in the jungle.

契けい約やく書しょに落おとし穴あながないかよく確かく認にんした。

I carefully checked the contract for any hidden traps.

〈事こと〉に落おとし穴あながあるthere is a hidden pitfall in (a plan, contract, etc.)
この契けい約やくには落おとし穴あながある。
There's a hidden catch in this contract.
落おとし穴あなにはまるto fall into a (figurative) trap or pitfall
油ゆ断だんして落おとし穴あなにはまってしまった。
I let my guard down and fell right into the trap.
落おとし穴あなに落おちるto physically fall into a pit-trap
動どう物ぶつが落おとし穴あなに落おちた。
The animal fell into the pitfall trap.
落おとし穴あなを掘ほるto dig a pitfall trap
森もりに落おとし穴あなを掘ほって動どう物ぶつを捕つかまえた。
They dug a pitfall trap in the forest to catch animals.

罠わなN1
罠 is the general word for any trap or snare, while 落とし穴 specifically means a concealed pit-trap (or, figuratively, a hidden pitfall in a plan).
トラップ
落とし穴 literally means a pitfall dug in the ground but is often used figuratively for a hidden danger, whereas トラップ covers both literal devices and figurative schemes more broadly.
盲もう点てんN1
落とし穴 is a hidden trap or pitfall one falls into, while 盲点 is an area or point that simply goes unnoticed.

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

Compound of 落とし (otoshi, 'dropping', the continuative form of 落とす) + 穴 (ana, 'hole'). Literally 'a hole for dropping someone into'.

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