仕掛け

しかけ

device, trick, mechanism

Also:trick, (small) scale, commencement

What does 仕掛け mean?

仕掛け 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 仕掛け 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.