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Kanji Detail for 冒 - "to defy"

冒

  • Meaning

    冒 means "to defy." Also associated with to cover, to covet.

    1. To defy - To do forcibly; to act boldly.

    2. To cover - To put over; also, a covering; headwear.

    3. To covet - To desire greedily.

    4. To envy - To feel jealous.

  • Words using 冒

    • 冒頭 ぼうとう Listen beginning; opening; start
    • 冒険 ぼうけん Listen adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed
    • 冒す おかす Listen to brave; to risk; to face

  • Tattoo check: 冒

    • Verified meaning: to defy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ほうせん, ほうねん)
    • Also carries these associations: to cover, to covet

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 冒

    Surnames 冒(ほうせん)Listen 冒(ほうねん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    risk, brave, dare

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 冒[mao4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to risk, to brave, to dare

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To cover. Covering something on top. | To brave; to risk. Meaning to advance bravely without hesitation. Such as 冒險 (take risks), 冒兩 (brave the rain). | Reckless is called 冒. Such as 冒昧 (presumptuous), 冒失 (rash). | Boldly pursuing profit is called 冒. Such as 貪冒 (greedy). Also read in entering tone. | To falsely claim is called 冒. Such as 冒名 (assume a false name), 冒姓 (assume a false surname). | 冒頓: Name of a Xiongnu chanyu. See (Records of the Grand Historian).

  • Onyomi

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    boh(ボウ) ボウ

  • Kunyomi

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    oka.su(おか-す) おか-す

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    曰 (iwaku・hirabi)目 罒 (me・mehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to defy to cover to covet risk dare brave venture reckless audacity boldness presumption adventure hazard peril jeopardy impudence envy

Sentences including 冒

  • He likes adventure.

  • He is a man with enterprise.

  • Bill has no sense of adventure.

  • I remember last summer's adventure.

  • You need not run the risk.

  • I don't want to run such a risk.

  • I don't like to run a risk.

  • I don't like to run a risk.

  • He took a risk when he helped me.

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