賭 – gamble, wager, bet

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1989 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 賭 means gamble, wager, bet. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ト (to); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is か.ける、かけ (kakeru, kake). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 貝 (no. 154).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ト	to
Kun’yomi	か.ける	kakeru
Kun’yomi	かけ	kake

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 貝 (Kangxi radical 154). Components: 貝・目・ハ・日・老.

Words using 賭

賭けるかけるto wager賭かけbet

Example sentences

私はその馬に５ポンド賭けた。

I bet five pounds on the horse.

Tatoeba #159914

会社の賭けはうまくいきました。

The company's gamble paid off.

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Kanji with the same radical

資費質賞負財買責販貿貨賛購貢賃貴

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