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賭ける (かける): to bet, to risk, to gamble — Japanese vocabulary

賭ける is read かける and means "to bet, to risk, to gamble". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

賭ける

Reading
かける · kakeru
Translation
to bet, to risk, to gamble
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
かけるが

Example

彼はこの事に人生を賭けているからね。

かれはこのことにじんせいをかけているからね。

He's in this thing up to his balls.

Kanji in this word

  • 賭 — Gamble, Wager, Bet

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