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仕掛ける

仕かける

Reading

Kana: しかける
Romaji: shikakeru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v1
vt
1

to start; to begin; to commence

2

to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war)

3

to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: カイ、 ケイ、 か.ける、 -か.ける、 か.け、 -か.け、 -が.け、 か.かる、 -か.かる、 -が.かる、 か.かり、 -が.かり、 かかり、 -がかり
Meanings: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

Example Sentences

(わたし)たちは(きつね)(つか)まえるためにわなをしかけた。
➥We set a trap to catch a fox.
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警察(けいさつ)時限(じげん)爆弾(ばくだん)仕掛(しか)けられているという通報(つうほう)現場(げんば)急行(きゅうこう)した。
➥Police rushed to the scene on the tip that a time bomb was planted.
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(かれ)はその動物(どうぶつ)をとらえるためにわなをしかけた。
➥He set a trap to catch the animal.
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ニクソンはオフィスに盗聴器(とうちょうき)をしかけておきながらシラを()ったので見付(みつ)かった。
➥Nixon was caught lying because he bugged his own office.
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