冒

brave; risk; face; defy; dare; damage; assume (a name)

9 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1317.

Readings

• ボウ (on reading): 冒険 (ぼうけん) adventure; 冒頭 (ぼうとう) beginning
• おかす (kun reading): 冒す (おかす) to brave; 病に冒される (やまいにおかされる) to be attacked by a disease

Components

• 日
• 目
• 日 radical sun; day
• 目 radical eye

Kanji containing 冒

• 帽 cap
• 瑁 ancient Chinese imperial jewels

Words using 冒

• 冒険 (ぼうけん) adventure
• 冒頭 (ぼうとう) beginning
• 冒険者 (ぼうけんしゃ) adventurer
• 大冒険 (だいぼうけん) great adventure
• 冒涜 (ぼうとく) blasphemy
• 冒す (おかす) to brave
• 病に冒される (やまいにおかされる) to be attacked by a disease
• 危険を冒す (きけんをおかす) to brave a danger

28 words in all.

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