noun
ceiling rosette; ceiling hook outlet
A ceiling-mounted electrical outlet designed for hanging light fixtures; the fixture is attached by hooking it onto the rosette. Common in Japanese residential wiring.
See also: 引っ掛け
照明器具を取り付けるために、天井に引掛シーリングを設置した。
We installed a ceiling rosette on the ceiling to attach the light fixture.
このペンダントライトは引掛シーリングにそのまま取り付けられます。
This pendant light can be attached directly to a ceiling hook outlet.
Variant with っ and okurigana け, also seen in practice.
Variant with okurigana け but without small っ.
Compound of 引掛 (hikkake, 'hooking') + シーリング (shīringu, from English 'ceiling'). The term describes a ceiling outlet that secures a light fixture by hooking it in place.