仕掛

しかけ

device, trick, mechanism

Also:trick, (small) scale, commencement

What does 仕掛 mean?

仕掛 is a Japanese noun meaning device, trick, mechanism in English. It can also be translated as trick, (small) scale, commencement depending on context. It is written as 仕掛 in kanji, しかけ in hiragana, and shikake in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この仕掛けはスイッチで動く。

This device is actuated by a switch.