How to say "snare" in Japanese

• 罠わなCommon
  nounThe common word for a trap or snare for catching animals. When you mean a device set to catch an animal, this is the word you will usually want.
  チーズはしばしばネズミを罠わなにおびきよせる。↗

  Cheese often lures a mouse into a trap.
• スネア
  nounA loanword for snare in the trap sense. It is less common than 罠, the common word for a trap or snare for catching animals.
• 罠網わなみ
  nounA less common word also meaning snare. Since 罠 covers the same idea and is the common word, this is seldom the one you need.
• 輪差わさ
  nounA less common word meaning loop as well as snare. Unless loop is the sense you want, 罠 is the usual word for a snare.
• 引っ掛けひっかけ
  nounCovers snare and trap, and also trick in the sense of a trick question; for a trick question it is the word to use, though it is less common than 罠.

For a snare or animal trap, 罠 is the common word; 「スネア」 is a loanword for the trap sense, 罠網 a less common snare word, 輪差 also means loop, and 「引っ掛け」 is the one that covers trick questions.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 罠わなtrap (for catching animals)
• スネアsnare (trap)
• 罠網わなみsnare
• 輪差わさloop
• 引っ掛けひっかけsnare