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手がかり — meaning in English

tegakari

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English meaning

  • hint noun A small clue or suggestion that helps someone understand or guess something.
  • scent noun A distinctive smell.

Senses

手がかり is used for these senses in English:

  • scent (figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.

hint — full definition

  1. noun A small clue or suggestion that helps someone understand or guess something.
  2. noun A very small trace or amount of something.
  3. verb To suggest something indirectly, without saying it outright.

scent — full definition

  1. noun A distinctive smell.
  2. noun A trail of smell left by an animal or person that can be followed.
  3. verb To detect something by smell.

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