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賭け (かけ, kake) Japanese meaning: bet | Kotomora

賭かけ

か

け

○

Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

bet; wager; gamble

Refers to the act of betting or the stake itself. Often used in phrases like 賭けに出る (take a gamble) or 賭けをする (place a bet).

See also: 賭する (とする)

彼かれは競

けい

馬ば

に

大たい

金きん

を

賭か

け

た

。

He bet a large sum on the horse race.

それは大おおきな賭かけだったが、成せい功こうした。

It was a big gamble, but it succeeded.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に賭かけをするto place a bet on something
彼かれらはどちらが先さきに着つくかで賭かけをした。
They made a bet on who would arrive first.
賭かけに勝かつto win a bet
彼かれは賭かけに勝かって大だい金きんを手てに入いれた。
He won the bet and got a large sum of money.
賭かけに負まけるto lose a bet
彼かの女じょは賭かけに負まけて夕ゆう食しょくをおごることになった。
She lost the bet and had to treat him to dinner.

Expressions

賭かけに出でるtake a chance; gamble

Kanji

賭gamble, wager, bet

Related words

ギャンブル
ギャンブル is a loanword referring to gambling as an activity or industry, while 賭け is the more general term for a single bet or wager.
賭と博ばく
賭博 is a formal, often legal term for gambling as a criminal or social act, whereas 賭け is the everyday word for a bet or gamble.
ベット
賭け is the native Japanese word for a bet or gamble used in everyday and traditional contexts, while ベット is a modern loanword mainly used for Western-style betting (e.g. casino games).

Don't confuse with

掛かけN1
掛け (same reading かけ) means credit or something hung/suspended, while 賭け means a bet or wager—don't confuse the kanji.

Word family· 8

賭かけるN1
bet; wager; stake; risk
賭かけ事ごと
betting; gambling
賭かけ屋や
bookmaker; bookie; bet-taker
賭かけ物もの
bet; stakes

Written forms

賭かけUsage68%
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana け makes the reading clear.
賭かけUsage22%
Abbreviated kanji form, often used in compounds or headlines.
カケUsage8%
かけUsage2%

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 賭ける (かける, 'to bet'), which is cognate with 掛ける (かける, 'to hang, to stake'). The kanji 賭 is used specifically for gambling contexts.

賭かけ碁ご

playing go for stakes

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賭かけ金きん
stakes; bet; wager
賭かけ麻雀まーじゃん
gambling mahjong; playing mahjong for money
政せい治じ的てき賭かけ
political gamble