Snag

"Snag" in Japanese

ほつれ

hotsure

(pulled thread or yarn)

些細なトラブル

sasai na toraburu

(problem or difficulty)

さっかける

sakkakeru

(fishing: to fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line)

さびく

sabiku

(fishing: to fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line)

ひっかける

hikkakeru

(fishing: to fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line)

ほつれる

hotsureru

(to catch or tear)

破ける

yabukeru

(to catch or tear)

裂ける

sakeru

(to catch or tear)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.