漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
冒: risk, face
Also: defy, dare, damage, assume (a name)
JLPT N19 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
目 carries the meaning · 日 carries meaning and sound
9 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ボウbou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 冒険ぼうけんadventure [n.]
- 冒頭ぼうとうopening (of a story, article, etc.)
- 冒涜するぼうとくするdesecrate, blaspheme
おかすokasu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 冒すおかすrisk, take a risk
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“See the world through this upright window! This is an eye standing tall.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
The 日 sound family doesn't share one reading.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side冒 risk · 日
vs見 see · 儿In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · mào
Same form: 冒 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 冒 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 冒 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin mào most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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