賭(か)ける

かける
ichidan verb (transitive)
to bet, to wager
1. to bet, to wager, to gamble
To risk money or something valuable on the outcome of an uncertain event.
父(ちち)は毎週(まいしゅう)競馬(けいば)に賭(か)けている。
My father bets on horse racing every week.
命(いのち)を賭(か)けて戦(たたか)う。
To fight risking one's life.
Figurative use: to stake one's life.
勝負(しょうぶ)に金(かね)を賭(か)けた。
I bet money on the match.

賭(か)ける means to bet or wager on something.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 〜に賭(か)ける: to bet on (something)
  • 〜を賭(か)ける: to stake (something)
  • 命(いのち)を賭(か)ける: to risk one's life
  • 名誉(めいよ)を賭(か)ける: to stake one's honor

RELATED WORDS:

  • 賭(か)け: bet, wager (noun)
  • 賭博(とばく): gambling
  • 賭(か)け事(ごと): gambling

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: Transitive (他動詞(たどうし))
  • Pattern: 〜を〜に賭(か)ける

NOTE:
This is a different word from かける (00854_kakeru) which means "to hang" or "to make a call."

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Added 2026.2.4 10:44 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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