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Keyword
dare
  • risk
  • face
  • defy
  • damage
  • assume (a name)
Frequency
#1317
Strokes
9
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
18
Readings
ボウ67%
おか33%
Mnemonic
Two kids argue on the lawn, one pointing at the sun and the other squinting an eye: whoever won't blink wins the dare.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
冒ぼう険けん
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger; hazard; risk
Noun
冒ぼう頭とう
beginning; opening; start; outset
Noun
冒ぼう涜とく
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
Noun
冒おかす
to brave; to risk; to face; to venture; to harm; to afflict; to affect; to desecrate; to profane; to assume (someone else's surname); …
Godan verb
感かん冒ぼう
(common) cold
Noun