引ひっ掛かかる

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

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

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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.

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.

Kanji

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

Similar words

引ひっ掛かける
Transitive counterpart; means 'to hook', 'to catch', 'to trick', or 'to splash (something)'. 引っ掛かる is intransitive, describing the state of being caught or involved.
かかる
Broader verb meaning 'to hang', 'to be suspended', or 'to take (time/money)'. 引っ掛かる adds a nuance of snagging or being caught on something, often with a negative or unintended connotation.

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.