冒す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おか
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

(おか) (okasuをかす (wokasu)?transitive godan (stem (おか) (okashi), past (おか)した (okashita))

  1. dare, risk, brave, defy
    (あめ)(なか)(かさ)もささずに(おか)して外出(がいしゅつ)した。
    Ame no naka, kasa mo sasazu ni okashite gaishutsu shita.
    He braved the rain without his umbrella.
    常識(じょうしき)(おか)
    jōshiki o okasu
    to defy common sense
  2. (for an ailment to) afflict
    あの薬品(やくひん)(はい)(おか)ことがある。
    Ano yakuhin wa hai o okasu koto ga aru.
    That chemical can irritate the lungs.
  3. profane (something sacred)
    (かれ)らは神聖(しんせい)儀式(ぎしき)(おか)言動(げんどう)()った。
    Karera wa shinsei na gishiki o okasu gendō o totta.
    Their words and deeds profaned the sacred rite.

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