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伝助賭博 (densuketobaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Densuke gambling is said to have been widespread in the early Showa period.
That street stall is running something like a densuke scam.
Kanji 伝 transmit, go along, walk along Related words 丁ちょう 半はん 賭と 博ばく 丁半賭博 is a traditional dice game, while 伝助賭博 refers specifically to a roulette-like street con.
詐さ 欺ぎ 詐欺 is the general legal term for fraud; 伝助賭博 is a specific historical type of street swindle.
Written forms 伝でん 助すけ 賭と 博ばく
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
デンスケ 賭と 博ばく
Katakana variant of the first part, reflecting the slangy origin.
デンスケとばく
Etymology The term combines 伝助 (densuke), possibly from a person's name or slang for a roulette-like device, with 賭博 (gambling). The exact origin of 伝助 is uncertain.
