Keyword
dare
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig18
Readings
ぼう
(96%)
おか
(3%)
Composed of
sun
eye
Mnemonic

I dare you to stare directly at the sun with your eye without blinking!

Used in kanji (2 in total)
hat
ancient imperial jewels
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
beginning; start; outset
Examples (40 in total)
Life is full of adventure.
Children are fond of adventure.
He likes adventure.
I remember last summer's adventure.
I have been fond of adventure since I was a child.
Cookie likes adventure stories.
He felt the lure of adventure.
The boy has a hunger for adventure.
The story revolves around a mysterious adventure.
He went traveling in search of adventure.
Tom likes adventure stories.
I'd prefer to not take that risk.
Tom doesn't want to take such a risk.
In order to do that, you have to take risks.
I hate taking risks.
I can't understand why he would take such a risk.
His wife begged him not to run any risk.
He challenged the mountain at the risk of his life.
He saved the boy at the risk of his own life.
She saved the drowning child at the risk of her own life.
If you want to succeed, you have to take a lot of risks.
They were ready to run the risk of being shot by the enemy.
I don't want to run the risk of losing it.
I don't want to risk losing it.
I don't want to run such a risk.
I don't like to run a risk.
He took a risk when he helped me.
Unfortunately, the character you play is killed off at the very start of the play.
He wrote a book about his adventures in the jungle.
He ran the risk of being caught and imprisoned.
Yuji told his friend a story about his adventure during the summer vacation.
Smoking has affected his lungs.
Tommy did not want to run the risk of losing his job.
He was full of adventure.
My uncle says he's about to embark on a new business venture.
Gulliver traveled in quest of adventure.
Jack's adventures are more amazing than those of the hero in many thrillers.
He told us a very exciting adventure story.
I read a book of adventure stories.
If George doesn't stop smoking, he will run the risk of developing lung cancer.