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gamble
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingト
Kun readingか.ける、かけ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. gambleRtK
    彼は賭け事で財産を食いつぶした。He ate up his fortune by gambling.tatoeba
    彼は賭け事で貯金を使い果たした。He cleaned out his saving on betting.tatoeba
  2. wager
  3. bet
    彼は彼女と賭けをした。He made a bet with her.tatoeba
  1. to wager
  2. to bet
  3. to risk
  4. to stake
  5. to gamble

Popular Usage

賭け賭ける

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · someone · puppet · sooty · old man · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1354

Compound words

賭けかけ
bet; wager; stake; gamble
賭けるかける
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
賭金かけきん
stakes
賭事かけごと
betting
賭場とば
gambling den
賭博とばく
gambling
賭け金かけきん
stakes
賭け事かけごと
betting
賭するとする
to stake
賭けごとかけごと
betting

Additional Examples

彼は賭けをやってとんとんに終わった。
He gambled and broke even.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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