Keyword
bet
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig1354
Readings
(75%)
(21%)
かけ
(3%)
Composed of
shellfish
someone
Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
Examples (18 in total)
I made a bet that she would win the game.
He made a bet with her.
I wagered him a dollar that I'd sell more magazines than he would.
He bet me twenty dollars that I wouldn't do it.
I bet ten dollars on that horse.
That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.
There's a lot of money at stake in this transaction.
The company is struggling for survival.
He bet two pounds on the horse.
I bet five pounds on the horse.
He saved her at the risk of his life.
Tom is addicted to gambling.
The gambler lost a good deal of money.
He risked his whole fortune to discover new oil fields.
I really enjoyed betting in Las Vegas.
Was it gambling that brought about his bankruptcy?
Both my father and my brother like gambling.
I bet Dave paid a pretty penny for his new car.