仕掛(しか)け

仕掛(しか)け refers to mechanisms, devices, or clever setups.

Etymology

• From 仕掛(しか)ける (to set up, to set a trap)
• 仕(し): To do
• 掛(か)け: To hang, to set

Sense 1 vs sense 2

• Sense 1: Physical mechanisms (clocks, toys, traps)
• Sense 2: Abstract tricks or setups (plots, magic tricks)

Compounds

• 仕掛(しか)け絵本(えほん) (pop-up book)
• 仕掛(しか)け花火(はなび) (fireworks display)
• 仕掛(しか)け時計(どけい) (mechanical clock with figures)
• からくり仕掛(しか)け (elaborate mechanism)

Common collocations

• 仕掛(しか)けがある (to have a mechanism/trick)
• 仕掛(しか)けを作(つく)る (to create a mechanism)
• 仕掛(しか)けを見破(みやぶ)る (to see through a trick)
• 罠(わな)の仕掛(しか)け (trap mechanism)

Related verb

• 仕掛(しか)ける (to set up, to start, to attack)

Similar words

• からくり (mechanism - traditional)
• トリック (trick - loanword)
• 装置(そうち) (device - more technical)

Register: Neutral. Common in everyday conversation.