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    3. 仕掛ける

    仕掛ける

    仕し掛かけ​る​

    to start

    N1KMT9News #24+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    仕かけるし掛ける

    しかける

    Verb, Transitive

    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
    mahjong

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは新あたらしいプロジェクトを仕し掛かけた。

    He started a new project.

    KMT7Work & Career
    子こ供どもたちは、いたずらを仕し掛かけて大おと人なを驚おどろかせた。

    The children played a prank to surprise the adults.

    KMT8Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    敵てきは森もりの中なかに罠わなを仕し掛かけていた。

    The enemy had set traps in the forest.

    KMT9MilitaryNature & Environment
    彼かれは議ぎ論ろんを仕し掛かけて、相あい手ての真しん意いを探さぐろうとした。

    He initiated an argument to try and uncover the other person's true intentions.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは市いち場ばに新あたらしい戦せん略りゃくを仕し掛かけ、競きょう合ごう他た社しゃを出だし抜ぬいた。

    He launched a new strategy in the market, outmaneuvering his competitors.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    仕
    つか.える…(2)
    attend・doing・official・serve
    Kanji
    掛
    か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け・-が.け・か.かる…(9)
    hang・suspend・depend・arrive at・tax…(1)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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