EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun

    device; contrivance; mechanism; gadget

    この仕掛けはスイッチで動く。
    This device is actuated by a switch.
  2. trick; trap; calculated manipulation; gambit

  3. (small) scale; half finished

  4. commencement; initiation

  5. set up; laying out; preparation

  6. challenge; attack

Also written 仕掛【しかけ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

attend, doing, official, serve

Kun
つか.える
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
439 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.2The Kanji Dictionary
2421.0Four corner code
2172deroo
4ed5Unicode hex code
1-27-37JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
362Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
123New Nelson (John Haig)
34New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
37Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
21Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
21Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
960Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1033Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
397A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
124Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
75Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
368Morohashi
285A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
333Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
333Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
221sakade
110Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
301henshall3
250Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
271crowley
236Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
58Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
969Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

Kun
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
On
カイケイ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1027 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Used in names as

かけ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c8.6The Kanji Dictionary
5300.0Four corner code
1354deroo
639bUnicode hex code
1-19-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1952Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2214New Nelson (John Haig)
493New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
596Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
361Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
449Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
674Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
727Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1183A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1321Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1143Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12267Morohashi
1083A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1464Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1559Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1362Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1436Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1477Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
896Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
681Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gua4Pinyin reading
gwaeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level