賭 means “bet, gamble”

かける · kakeru

Also: wager

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かける, かけ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ト

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

Money (貝) and a person (者) putting it down: a bet. 賭ける is to wager, even your life in 命を賭ける, and 賭博, gambling for money, is a crime in Japan, with exceptions such as public races and lotteries.

Used in 賭ける (kakeru, to bet), 賭け (kake, bet/gamble), and 賭博 (tobaku, gambling)

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