Japanese Conversation · Level 66
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Japanese word
仕掛け
Pronunciation
Romajishikake
Meaning
- nounmechanism
Example
この時計の仕掛けは簡単です。ko no tokei no shi ka ke wa kan tan de su
The mechanism of this clock is simple.
More examples
その箱の仕掛けは、開けるまで分かりません。so no bako no shi ka ke wa a ke ru ma de wa ka ri ma se n
You cannot tell how the box works until you open it.
Core concept
Describes the arrangement of parts or actions that makes something operate in a particular way.
Common phrases
仕掛けが分かるshi ka ke ga wa ka ru
understand how it works
仕掛けを調べるshi ka ke o shira be ru
examine the mechanism
仕掛けを動かすshi ka ke o ugo ka su
operate the mechanism
Similar words
仕組みshikumi: The way parts, steps, or actions are organized to make something work.
機構kikō: A system of connected parts that performs a specific function.
からくりkarakuri: A hidden or cleverly arranged mechanism that produces an effect.
Definition in Japanese
物を動かしたり働かせたりするための組み立てや構造。mono o ugo ka shi ta ri hatara ka se ta ri su ru ta me no ku mi ta te ya kō zō
Word origin
仕掛け (shikake) is the noun form of 仕掛ける (shikakeru), "to set up or start something," and came to name the setup that makes an action occur.
Usage tips
- In conversation, 仕掛け (shikake) often helps explain how a magic trick or clever product produces its effect, shifting attention from the result to the design behind it.
Other meanings
- devicenoun
- gadgetnoun
Related words
- 仕掛けるshikakeruset upverb