冒
risk, brave, desecrate
Readings
- On
- ボウ
- Kun
- おか(す)
Examples
冒険（ぼうけん）、冒す（おかす）、冒頭（ぼうとう）
adventure, to risk, beginning
Note
On-reading (ボウ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (おか(す)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. Has multiple meanings (risk; brave; desecrate). Context determines which applies — pay attention in reading passages. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.
Questions that use this word
N1 3From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 語彙
（ ）に入る最も適切なものを選べ。論文の冒頭では、主要な用語の（ ）を明確にする必要がある。
Answer: 定義
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