がね
hikigane

Noun

1. trigger (of a gun, etc.)

その おとこはピストルを がくにあて、引 がね いた。
sono otokowa pisutoruo gakuni ate hikiganeo hiita.
The man put the gun against his forehead and squeezed the trigger.
Noun

2. trigger (for something); immediate cause

陪審 ばいしん だんによる有罪 ゆうざい評決 ひょうけつ だい論争 ろんそう がねとなった。
baishindanni yoru yūzaihyōketsuga daironsōno hikiganeto natta.
The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.
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