JLPT N1 · Noun

仕掛 (shikake)

仕掛 (しかけ, shikake) is a Japanese noun meaning “device; contrivance”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しかけ
Romaji: shikake
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget · noun
trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit · noun
(small) scale; half finished · noun
commencement; initiation · noun
set up; laying out; preparation · noun

Example sentences

この仕掛けはスイッチで動く。

This device is actuated by a switch.

Tatoeba #221847

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 仕掛

仕

attend, doing, officialシ・ジ・つか.える · 5 strokes

掛

hang, suspend, dependカイ・ケイ・か.ける・-か.ける · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 仕掛.

仕事しごとwork仕方しかたway仕様しようway仕方がないしかたがないthere's no (other) way仕上がるしあがるto be finished仕上しあげfinish仕組しくみstructure奉仕ほうしservice仕えるつかえるto serve仕上がりしあがりfinish仕上げるしあげるto finish up仕入れるしいれるto buy (stock, materials, etc.)仕掛けるしかけるto start仕立てるしたてるto tailor

Source: JMdict entry 1594100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.