手掛かり Clue

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 18:20

手掛かり

clue

The word:	Closer look at the kanji:	B = Beginner \| I = Intermediate \| A = Advanced
手掛かり te gakari clue	手 te hand 掛 ga(kari) hang, catch [the ka becomes a ga when placed after te]	上手 jou zu - very good at [irregular pronunciation] [B] 握手 aku shu - shake hands [B] 拍手 haku shu - applause, to clap [B] 出掛ける de kakeru - go out, start off [I] 時間掛かる ji kan kakaru - to take time [B]

SUGGESTED USAGE:

全く手掛かりがなかったので、透明人間が逮捕された。
mattaku tegakari ga nakatta node, toumei ningen ga taiho sareta.
The total lack of clues led to the arrest of the Invisible Man.

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

全く mattaku - totally, entirely
なかった nakatta - nothing, not
ので node - because
透明人間 toumei ningen - the Invisible Man
逮捕 tai ho - arrest
された sareta - passive verb [was arrested ]