Is there any meaning/usage difference between 罠を掛ける and 罠を仕掛ける?


From my understanding, both of them mean "to set a trap" (in order to catch
something).

I encountered 罠を仕掛ける in the story
[カチカチ山](http://hukumusume.com/douwa/pc/jap/04/01.htm):

> おじいさんはタヌキのいたずらにがまん出来なくなり、畑に **ワナをしかけて** タヌキを捕まえました。

However, jisho.org also list 罠を掛ける as a valid expression. So I would like to
know if there are any differences between them in terms of meaning or usage ?




かける basically means _to hang_ , _to hook_ , etc. while しかける means _to set up_
in general.

罠をかける is not very common, but is appropriate for primitive traps (e.g., rope
traps) for capturing small animals, including the one in your story. 罠をしかける is
very common, and can be used with any type of trap, including complicated
ones. For example, traps you see in action movies, where spears, bullets, or
monsters come at a human when activated, would be しかけられた罠, not かけられた罠.

Both can be used to metaphorically refer to non-physical traps (e.g., in a
detective movie), in which case there is almost no difference.

Note that 罠 **に** かける ("to entrap") and 罠 **に** かかる ("to become entrapped")
are different set phrases, and you cannot say 罠 **に** しかける.




かける basically means _to hang_ , _to hook_ , etc. while しかける means _to set up_
in general.

罠をかける is not very common, but is appropriate for primitive traps (e.g., rope
traps) for capturing small animals, including the one in your story. 罠をしかける is
very common, and can be used with any type of trap, including complicated
ones. For example, traps you see in action movies, where spears, bullets, or
monsters come at a human when activated, would be しかけられた罠, not かけられた罠.

Both can be used to metaphorically refer to non-physical traps (e.g., in a
detective movie), in which case there is almost no difference.

Note that 罠 **に** かける ("to entrap") and 罠 **に** かかる ("to become entrapped")
are different set phrases, and you cannot say 罠 **に** しかける.

