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仕掛しかける

Kana しかける Romaji shikakeru

JLPT N1 Common word

Definitions

01ichidan verb · transitive

02ichidan verb · transitive

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

03ichidan verb · transitive

04ichidan verb · transitive

mahjong

to make a meld call

Examples

彼はその動物をとらえるためにわなをしかけた。

He set a trap to catch the animal.

Tatoeba #112482

私たちは狐を捕まえるためにわなをしかけた。

We set a trap to catch a fox.

Tatoeba #165851

警察は時限爆弾が仕掛けられているという通報で現場に急行した。

Police rushed to the scene on the tip that a time bomb was planted.

Tatoeba #176167

Source

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