Word Meaning

かけ kake

賭 is read as かけ (kake) and means bet.

Meaning

English

  1. bet
  2. wager
  3. stake
  4. gamble

Reading

Kana

かけ

Romaji

kake

Writing Variants

  • 賭け かけ kake

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 7195 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

賭ける

かける

to wager

賭博

とばく

gambling

Example Sentences

10

かれはけいばにたいきんをかけた。

He bet a large sum of money on the horse race.

かてるとおもってぜんざいさんをかけるのはきけんだ。

It's dangerous to risk all your money because you think you'll win.

かのじょはそのしあいにちゅうしょくをかけようといった。

She said we should bet lunch on that game.

そんなはなしにじんせいをかけるべきではない。

You shouldn't stake your life on a story like that.

かれはいちばんでいえまでかけてしまった。

In a single night, he ended up gambling away even his house.

じょうだんでかけたつもりがほんきになってしまった。

What started as a joke bet ended up becoming serious.

かれらはけっかにきゅうりょうのいちぶをかけていた。

They had bet part of their salary on the outcome.

かけにまけて、かれはだまりこんだ。

After losing the bet, he fell silent.

うんにかけるしかないばめんもある。

Sometimes you have no choice but to gamble on luck.

There's a lot at stake.