きっかけ・切っ掛けkikkake[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounchance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion
   彼かれ等らは彼かれに逃にげるきっかけを与あたえた。↗

   They gave him a chance to escape.

• Synonym糸口いとぐちWrittenWritten/formal prose for a clue or lead, as in 「解決の糸口」; 「きっかけ」 is the trigger that sets something off.
• Synonym端緒たんしょWrittenWritten/formal prose for the outset or first thread of an affair; in everyday speech say 「きっかけ」 or 「糸口」.
• Synonym手がかりてがかりNeutralA clue or lead for cracking a case or solving a problem; 「きっかけ」 is the trigger that sets something off.
• Related足がかりあしがかりNeutralLiterally a foothold for climbing, figuratively the base for taking a first step; 「きっかけ」 is the trigger that sets something off.
• Related鍵かぎNeutralFiguratively the key to solving a problem; 「きっかけ」 is the cue that starts something.
• Related手蔓てづるNeutralRefers to reliable connections or personal contacts you can lean on; 「きっかけ」 is the occasion that sets something in motion.

Use 「きっかけ」 for the trigger that sets something off. For clues toward solving a problem, pick 「手がかり」 or 「糸口」; for the key to a solution, 「鍵」; for the footing to take a first step, 「足がかり」.

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

1. 物事ものごとを始はじめる手掛てがかり。
2. 目印めじるし。符号ふごう。
3. 歌舞伎かぶきなどで、演技えんぎ・音楽おんがく・照明しょうめいなどの進行しんこうを指示しじする合図あいず。