罠(わな)

わな

noun

trap, snare

1. trap, snare (for animals)

A device used to catch animals, such as a snare, pitfall, or cage trap.

罠(わな)を仕掛(しか)ける。

To set a trap.

猟師(りょうし)が山(やま)に罠(わな)を仕掛(しか)けた。

The hunter set traps in the mountains.

野生(やせい)のイノシシが罠(わな)にかかった。

A wild boar was caught in a trap.

2. trap, trick, scheme (for people)

A scheme or deceptive situation designed to catch someone off guard, lure them into trouble, or deceive them.

罠(わな)にはまった。

I fell into a trap.

甘(あま)い言葉(ことば)は罠(わな)かもしれない。

Sweet words might be a trap.

詐欺師(さぎし)の罠(わな)に気(き)をつけてください。

Please be careful of the scammer's traps.

罠(わな) means a trap or snare, used both literally (for catching animals) and figuratively (a scheme to deceive someone).

Common collocations

罠(わな)を仕掛(しか)ける: to set a trap
罠(わな)にかかる: to get caught in a trap
罠(わな)にはまる: to fall into a trap
罠(わな)に落(お)ちる: to fall into a trap
罠(わな)を見破(みやぶ)る: to see through a trap
罠(わな)を逃(のが)れる: to escape a trap

Usage

The figurative sense (sense 2) is very common in everyday speech. Often written in hiragana as わな in casual contexts.

Related words

落(お)とし穴(あな): pitfall, booby trap
策略(さくりゃく): scheme, stratagem
騙(だま)す: to deceive

Related Words

Synonym: 落(お)とし穴(あな) (pitfall, booby trap)

Related: 策略(さくりゃく) (scheme, stratagem)

Related: 騙(だま)す (to deceive)

Related: 鼠(ねずみ) (mouse, rat)

Compare: トラップ (trap)

Compare: 陥穽(かんせい) (pitfall)

Compare: 術中(じゅっちゅう) (trap)

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Added 2026.2.27 13:20 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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