冒険

• 読み: ぼうけん
• ローマ字: bouken
• 漢字の分解: 冒 (bou) — risk, brave, defy; 険 (ken) — danger, steep
• 発音: /boː.keŋ/

意味

Adventure; risk; venture. An undertaking involving danger, excitement, or the unknown.

A noun and suru verb (冒険する, to take a risk/go on an adventure). Used both for exciting adventures (冒険小説 — adventure novel) and for risky decisions (それは冒険だ — that's risky). Common compounds: 冒険家 (adventurer), 冒険心 (spirit of adventure), 大冒険 (great adventure).

例文

1. 子供のころ冒険小説をたくさん読んだ。
2. 一人で知らない国を旅するのは冒険だ。
3. 新しいビジネスに冒険する勇気が必要だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: stories, travel, business decisions

トーン: exciting

起源と歴史

Compound of 冒 (bou, to risk/brave) and 険 (ken, danger/steep). Together, 'braving danger' — originally a literary term that became widely used through adventure stories.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal