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Kanji Detail for 冒 - "risk, dare, brave"

  • Meaning

    冒 means "risk, dare, brave."

    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.

  • 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).
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  • 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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