Shikake

JLPT N1

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仕掛け (Shikake) is a Japanese noun meaning “device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget”.

Meanings

  1. noundevice; contrivance; mechanism; gadget
  2. nountrick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit
  3. noun(small) scale; half finished
  4. nouncommencement; initiation
  5. nounset up; laying out; preparation
  6. nounchallenge; attack

Examples

  • This device is actuated by a switch.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 仕掛け

attendhang

Related words

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