Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
しかけ
English translation:
mechanism or scheme
Added to glossary by
Mari Hodges
Jun 30, 2007 13:45
16 yrs ago
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しかけ
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I have a marketing document about a certain car with various kanji representing aspects of the car. One of these is 巧, and under that is うまい。しかけ。 Shikake seems to me to be something 'half-baked' or not very important and I can't understand how this applies to a car. (Obviously it doesn't mean that here!) I basically need an equivalent 'concept.'
Any help would be appreciated!
Any help would be appreciated!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | mechanism or scheme |
Yuki Okada
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| 2 +3 | device/mechanism/work |
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Proposed translations
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Yuki Okada
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mechanism or scheme
Mari, you are thinking about a different meaning of 仕掛けto mean not yet completed as in 仕掛品（しかけひん、またはしかかりひん）.
The word in your text means some mechanism or scheme. It is very similar to 仕組み. As this is something mechanical, I would use mechanism. The phrase means
clever (or intelligent, ingenious, etc.) mechanism
The word in your text means some mechanism or scheme. It is very similar to 仕組み. As this is something mechanical, I would use mechanism. The phrase means
clever (or intelligent, ingenious, etc.) mechanism
Peer comment(s):
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Maynard Hogg
: I second Yuki. There is nothing half-baked about a magician's しかけ. It must work perfectly every time. Like clockwork! 時計仕掛けのオレンジ anyone?
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device/mechanism/work
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Note added at 14 mins (2007-06-30 13:59:51 GMT)
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しかけ‐ひん【仕掛品】
製造工程にあってまだ商品として完成していないもの。しかかりひん。
広辞苑
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Note added at 14 mins (2007-06-30 13:59:51 GMT)
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しかけ‐ひん【仕掛品】
製造工程にあってまだ商品として完成していないもの。しかかりひん。
広辞苑
Peer comment(s):
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V N Ganesh
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| agree |
Jenelle Davenport
: I agree, and I used to work for Honda in Tokyo and on the factory line.
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| agree |
JPMedicalTrans
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