トリガー

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English trigger.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) トリガー [tóꜜrìgàà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [to̞ɾʲiɡa̠ː]

Noun

トリガー • (torigā)

a trigger

Synonyms

(trigger of a gun): 引(ひ)き金(がね) (hikigane)
(trigger of a bomb): 起爆装置(きばくそうち) (kibakusōchi)
(general stimulus): 刺激(しげき) (shigeki)
(general inducement): 誘因(ゆういん) (yūin)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN