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冒険 (ぼうけん, bouken) Japanese meaning: adventure | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 冒険する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 冒ぼう 険けん する 冒ぼう 険けん しない Polite 冒ぼう 険けん します 冒ぼう 険けん しません Past polite 冒ぼう 険けん しました 冒ぼう 険けん しませんでした Past 冒ぼう 険けん した 冒ぼう 険けん しなかった Te-form 冒ぼう 険けん して 冒ぼう 険けん しないで Desire 冒ぼう 険けん したい 冒ぼう 険けん したくない Potential 冒ぼう 険けん できる 冒ぼう 険けん できない Passive 冒ぼう 険けん される 冒ぼう 険けん されない Causative 冒ぼう 険けん させる 冒ぼう 険けん させない Causative passive 冒ぼう 険けん させられる 冒ぼう 険けん させられない Volitional 冒ぼう 険けん しよう Polite volitional 冒ぼう 険けん しましょう Imperative 冒ぼう 険けん しろ 冒ぼう 険けん するな Conditional 冒ぼう 険けん すれば 冒ぼう 険けん しなければ Tara conditional 冒ぼう 険けん したら 冒ぼう 険けん しなかったら
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When he was young, he traveled the world seeking adventure.
Starting a new business is a big adventure.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 冒ぼう 険けん をする someone goes on an adventure / takes a risky venture
He went on an adventure to travel around the world.
冒ぼう 険けん に 出で る to set out on an adventure
The boy decided to set out on an adventure.
冒ぼう 険けん を 試こころ みる to attempt a risky venture
He attempted the risky venture of entering a new market.
命いのち がけの 冒ぼう 険けん a life-risking adventure
It was an adventure that risked his life.
Kanji 険 precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position Transitive / intransitive 冒険 is used as a する-verb (vs, vi) that behaves intransitively, taking no direct object; for example 「彼は冒険する」 (He goes on an adventure) shows this intransitive-style usage.
Related words· 6 危険 describes the state or condition of being dangerous, whereas 冒険 refers to a deliberate risky undertaking or adventure one chooses to pursue.
リスク is a general loanword for risk often used in business or technical contexts, while 冒険 implies an active, often exciting, risk-taking undertaking.
チャレンジ focuses on the challenge or attempt itself, while 冒険 adds a stronger sense of danger or venturing into the unknown.
探検 focuses on systematically investigating and discovering unknown places, while 冒険 emphasizes risk-taking and excitement and doesn't require actual discovery.
Show 2 more 冒険 is the native Japanese word for adventure and is used in everyday speech, while アドベンチャー is a loanword favored in entertainment, travel, and marketing contexts.
冒険 emphasizes daring adventure with excitement, while 綱渡り emphasizes a tense, careful balancing act where one misstep could mean disaster.
Written forms 冒ぼう 険けん Usage 97%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
ぼうけん Usage 3%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and for learners.
Etymology Compound of 冒 (risk, defy) and 険 (steep, dangerous). The word originally referred to braving dangerous terrain, later extended to any risky undertaking.
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great adventure
adventure novel; adventure story
adventure travel; adventurous trip
venture capital
