Vocabulary

What does 仕掛け (しかけ, shikake) mean?

仕掛け (しかけ, shikake) means device; contrivance; mechanism.

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Readingしかけ
Romajishikake
Part of speechnoun
しかけ
shikake

device; contrivance; mechanism

  1. 1noun device; contrivance; mechanism
  2. 2noun trick; trap; calculated manipulation
  3. 3noun (small) scale; half finished
  4. 4noun commencement; initiation
  5. 5noun set up; laying out; preparation

Also written: 仕掛

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