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冒
dare · risk · face · defy
N1On: ぼうKun: おかす
Memory Aid
'Bou' — like a ship's BOW, daring to sail into a storm and face the high seas.
Vocabulary
冒険ぼうけんadventure
冒すおかすto risk, to venture, to brave
冒頭ぼうとうopening, beginning (of a speech, etc.)
冒険家ぼうけんかadventurer
Example Sentences
彼は人生で多くの冒険をしてきた。
He has had many adventures in his life.
その登山家は命の危険を冒して、その山頂を目指した。
The mountaineer risked their life to aim for that summit.
彼のスピーチの冒頭はとても印象的だった。
The opening of his speech was very impressive.
法律を冒す行為は許されない。
Acts that violate the law are not permitted.