仕し掛かけ

noun

trick; trap; gambit

A calculated scheme or deceptive setup, often in games, strategy, or interpersonal situations.

• 彼かれの親しん切せつはただの仕し掛かけだった。

  His kindness was just a trick.

• 将しょう棋ぎで巧たくみな仕し掛かけを使つかって勝かった。

  He won by using a clever gambit in shogi.

noun

small scale; half-finished

Rare; refers to something on a small scale or left incomplete. Often seen in compound contexts like 仕掛け仕事 (piecework) or 仕掛け品 (work in progress).

• この工こう場じょうでは仕し掛かけ品ひんが山やま積づみになっている。

  Half-finished goods are piled up in this factory.

noun

setting up; preparation; commencement

The act of starting or arranging something; often used in the sense of laying out a plan or initiating a process.

• イベントの仕し掛かけはもう整ととのっている。

  The preparations for the event are already in place.

• 新しん事じ業ぎょうの仕し掛かけに時じ間かんがかかった。

  Setting up the new business took time.

noun

challenge; attack

Rare; used in competitive contexts like shogi or go for an aggressive move or challenge. Not common in everyday speech.

• 彼かれは鋭するどい仕し掛かけで相あい手てを追おい詰つめた。

  He cornered his opponent with a sharp attack.