冒 means “risk, brave, defy”

ぼう · bou

Also: face, dare

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おかす

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ボウ

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The story

A hood (冃, drawn like 日) pulled down over an eye (目): charging ahead with your eyes covered. 冒険 is an adventure, 冒頭 the opening lines of a story or speech, and 冒す is to brave a danger.

Used in 冒険 (bouken, adventure), 冒頭 (boutou, opening/beginning), and 冒す (okasu, to brave/risk)

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