仕掛け

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仕	掛
し Grade: 3 (ateji)	か Grade: S
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spelling
仕掛

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 仕掛(しか)ける (shikakeru, “to start, to commence; to lay, to set up”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しかけ [shìkáké] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ka̠ke̞]

Noun

仕(し)掛(か)け • (shikake)

device, mechanism

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN