1.
adventure
An exciting or daring experience, typically involving some risk or uncertainty.
冒険に出かけよう！
Let's go on an adventure!
子供のころ冒険物語が大好きだった。
I loved adventure stories when I was a child.
未知の世界への冒険に出かける。
To set out on an adventure to an unknown world.
彼は冒険家として世界中を旅して、たくさんの経験をした。
As an adventurer, he traveled around the world and had many experiences.
冒険家 = adventurer
子供たちは冒険心いっぱいで、近くの山を探検して遊んでいた。
The children, full of adventurous spirit, were playing by exploring the nearby mountain.
冒険心 = adventurous spirit
2.
risk, venture
Taking a chance on something uncertain or dangerous.
その投資は冒険だと思う。
I think that investment is a risk.
今の仕事を辞めるのは冒険だが、挑戦してみたい。
Quitting my current job is a risk, but I want to give it a try.
経験のない分野で起業するのは大きな冒険だが、成功すれば大きな利益が得られる。
Starting a business in an unfamiliar field is a big risk, but if successful, great profits can be gained.
人生で一度も冒険しなかったことを後悔するより、失敗しても冒険したほうがいい。
It's better to take a risk and fail than to regret never having ventured anything in life.
新しいことに挑戦するのは冒険だけど、そこから学ぶことも多い。
Trying new things is a risk, but there is also much to learn from it.
USAGE: 冒険 can refer to thrilling adventures or to taking risks in business/life.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 冒険する (to venture, to take a risk)
- 冒険に出る (to set out on an adventure)
- 冒険心 (adventurous spirit)
- 大冒険 (great adventure)
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 冒険家 (adventurer)
- 冒険小説 (adventure novel)
- 冒険心 (adventurous spirit)
- 冒険的 (adventurous, risky)