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賭 kanji: meaning “gamble”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N116 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
gamble
On'yomi
ト
Kun'yomi
か・ける、かけ

Picture story to remember 賭

Someone (者) stakes a pile of coins (貝) on a roll of the dice, happy to gamble everything.

Parts in this story:者, 貝

How to write 賭: stroke order

賭 is written with 16 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 賭

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Kanji that share parts with 賭.