What does kanji 冒 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 冒 is risk.

How is kanji 冒 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 冒 are おか.す; the onyomi readings are ボウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 冒?

The main radical for kanji 冒 is 冂.

What words use kanji 冒?

Example words that use kanji 冒 include 冒頭, 冒険, 冒す, 冒とく.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

冒

Meaning

Kanji 冒

risk

risk, face, defy, dare, damage, assume (a name)

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おか.す
Onyomi 音読み: ボウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 冐 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1317
Strokes: 9
Radical: 冂
Components: 日 • 目
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 冃 • 冐 • 冑 • 冕 • 冔 • 㒻 • 㒽

Related vocabulary

Showing 22 common entries

Showing 22 of 26 entries that include this kanji.

冒頭

ぼうとう

beginning

冒険

ぼうけん

adventure

冒す

おかす

to assume (someone else's surname)

冒とく

ぼうとく

blasphemy

冒険家

ぼうけんか

adventurer

冒険資本

ぼうけんしほん

venture capital

冒険者

ぼうけんしゃ

adventurer

冒険小説

ぼうけんしょうせつ

adventure story

冒険心

ぼうけんしん

adventurous spirit

冒険団

ぼうけんだん

team of adventurers

冒険談

ぼうけんだん

tale of adventure

冒険的

ぼうけんてき

adventurous

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は危険を冒して彼女を助けた。

He risked danger to save her.

若者は冒険を求めるものだ。

Young people tend to seek adventure.

会議の冒頭で社長が挨拶をした。

The president gave a greeting at the beginning of the meeting.

どんな危険を冒してもそこへ行く。

I will go there no matter what risks I face.

私たちは大きな冒険に出発した。

We set off on a big adventure.

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