Vocab Info
N3 Noun
切っ掛けchance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
切っ掛け 【きっかけ】
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
き
っ
か
け
General Top 1,700
Examples
--:--
- N3
- N3
- N3
- N3
- N2
Get more example sentences!
Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.
どうやって話の切っ掛けを作ろうかな…。
How can I create a conversation starter?
先生への質問の切っ掛けを失ってしまいました。
I lost the opportunity to ask the teacher a question.
そんな些細な事が事件の切っ掛けになる事があるのですね…。
So, such a trivial thing can become the motive for such an incident, huh...
僕と妻は会社のレクリエーションでのふとした切っ掛けで意気投合した。
My wife and I hit it off during a casual occasion at a company recreational event.
その少年がテロ行為に走った切っ掛けというのは、両親からのふとした一言だった。
The trigger for that young boy to engage in acts of terrorism was a casual remark from his parents.
Self-Study Sentences
Study your own way!
Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.