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仕掛ける (しかける): to lay, to set, to wage — Japanese vocabulary

仕掛ける is read しかける and means "to lay, to set, to wage". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

仕掛ける

Reading
しかける · shikakeru
Translation
to lay, to set, to wage
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
しかけるが

Example

私たちは狐を捕まえるためにわなをしかけた。

わたしたちはきつねをつかまえるためにわなをしかけた。

We set a trap to catch a fox.

Kanji in this word

  • 仕 — do, serve
  • 掛 — Hang, Suspend, Depend

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