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賭博場 (とばくじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

賭と博ばく場じょう

Meanings

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noun

gambling house; gambling den; casino

Refers to a physical place where gambling takes place, often with a slightly illicit or old-fashioned feel compared to modern カジノ.

警けい察さつは違い法ほうな賭と博ばく場じょうを摘てき発はつした。
The police raided an illegal gambling den.
彼かれは賭と博ばく場じょうで一ひと晩ばん中じゅう過すごした。
He spent the whole night at the gambling house.

Kanji

賭gamble, wager, bet
博Dr., command, esteem
場location, place

Similar words

カジノ
カジノ is the modern loanword for a casino, often implying a legal, resort-style establishment, while 賭博場 can carry a more traditional or illicit nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 賭博 (gambling) + 場 (place). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word has been used since at least the early modern period.