This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ボウ、おか.す
Romaji: bou, oka.su
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

risk, face, defy, dare, damage, assume (a name)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  72
Frequency:  1317
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-4-5
Korean Reading:  mog
Chinese Reading:  mo4
Unicode:  5192
JIS:  4B41

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2434
Nelson Index: 2117
New Nelson Index: 3915
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c5.6
Four Corner Index: 6060.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1812
Gakken Index: 1483
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1538X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0117
Remembering the kanji Index: 18
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1079
Kodansha Compact Index: 1384
Kanji in Context Index: 1669
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1576
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2155
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 18
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 18
Essential Kanji Index: 1463
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3088
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3879
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1263

Words

冒険 (ぼうけん)
risk; venture; adventure
冒す (おかす)
to brave; to risk; to face; to venture; to harm; to afflict; to affect; to desecrate; to profane; to assume (someone else's surname); to take
感冒 (かんぼう)
cold (illness)
冒頭陳述 (ぼうとうちんじゅつ)
opening statement
危険を冒す (きけんをおかす)
to brave (defy) a danger
冒頭 (ぼうとう)
beginning; start; outset
冒涜 (ぼうとく)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
冒険野郎 (ぼうけんやろう)
adventure lover
冒険談 (ぼうけんだん)
tale of adventure
冒険心 (ぼうけんしん)
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
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