仕掛ける
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence
2. to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from
3. to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines)
4. to make a meld call
Kanji used
Pitch accent
しかける
Examples5
彼
He set a trap to catch the animal.
私たち
We set a trap to catch a fox.
私
The train was on the point of leaving when I got to the station.
警察
Police rushed to the scene on the tip that a time bomb was planted.
ニクソン
Nixon was caught lying because he bugged his own office.