仕掛 しかける
shikakeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to start; to begin; to commence

Transitive
Ichidan Verb

2. to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from

Transitive
Ichidan Verb

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

Transitive
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。
karewa sono dōbutsuo toraeru tameni wanao shikaketa.
He set a trap to catch the animal.
Ichidan Verb

4. to make a meld call

Transitive
Mahjong
Related to 鳴く
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