# 賭 — gamble; wager

賭 means “gamble; wager”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ト (to). Kun'yomi: か(ける) (kakeru), かけ (kake).

- Meaning: gamble; wager
- On'yomi: ト (to)
- Kun'yomi: か(ける) (kakeru), かけ (kake)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 3

## How to remember 賭

Parts: 貝 shell; money · 者 someone

## Don't confuse it with

[顕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/conspicuous/) · [賜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grant/) · [題](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/topic/) · [贈](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/gift/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 3” set

[弦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bowstring/) · [鼓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drum/) · [娯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amusement/) · [戯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frolic/) · [譜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/musical-score/) · [笛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flute/) · [吟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intone/) · [賭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gamble/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gamble/. Last updated 2026-11-01.