賭と博ばく

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Meanings

General term for gambling, including both legal and illegal activities. Often used in formal or legal contexts.

〈人ひと〉が賭と博ばくをするfor someone to gamble
彼かれは違い法ほうな賭と博ばくをして逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested for engaging in illegal gambling.
賭と博ばくで逮たい捕ほされるto be arrested for gambling
その男おとこは賭と博ばくで逮たい捕ほされた。
The man was arrested on gambling charges.
賭と博ばくに手てを出だすto get involved in gambling
借しゃっ金きんがかさんで、つい賭と博ばくに手てを出だしてしまった。
As his debts piled up, he ended up getting into gambling.
賭と博ばくの罪つみthe crime of gambling
彼かれは賭と博ばくの罪つみで罰ばっ金きんを科かされた。
He was fined for the crime of gambling.

ギャンブル
ギャンブル is a casual loanword for gambling used in everyday speech, while 賭博 is the formal, legal term used in official or criminal contexts.
賭かけ事ごと
賭け事 is a native Japanese word covering any betting activity, informal or organized, whereas 賭博 specifically refers to organized, often illegal gambling in a formal register.
博打ばくち
博打 is a colloquial, slightly old-fashioned word for gambling used in everyday conversation, while 賭博 is the stiff, legal/official term for the same act.
賭かけN1
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.

投とう機き
投機 is financial speculation such as trading stocks or land that serves an economic function, whereas 賭博 is pure gambling, often illegal and purely for chance-based winnings.

賭と博ばくUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
と博ばくUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in normal writing.
とばくUsage1%
トバクUsage<1%

Compound of 賭 (to bet, wager) and 博 (gambling, game of chance). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of gambling.