博ばく奕えき

noun

gambling

A formal or literary term for gambling, often used in historical or legal contexts. The more common word is 博打 (ばくち).

See also: 博打 (ばくち)

• 博ばく奕えきは江え戸ど時じ代だいに厳きびしく取とり締しまられた。

  Gambling was strictly regulated in the Edo period.

• 彼かれは博ばく奕えきで身みを持もち崩くずした。

  He ruined himself through gambling.