“Gambit” in Japanese
Short answer
Gambit in Japanese is “仕掛け” (shikake). Full meaning: device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget; trick, trap, calculated manipulation, gambit; (small) scale, half finished.
Other ways to say “Gambit” in Japanese
じかけ
jikake device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget; trick, trap, calculated manipulation, gambit; (small) scale, half finished
シカケ
shikake device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget; trick, trap, calculated manipulation, gambit; (small) scale, half finished
ジカケ
jikake device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget; trick, trap, calculated manipulation, gambit; (small) scale, half finished
仕懸
shikake device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget; trick, trap, calculated manipulation, gambit; (small) scale, half finished
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