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Japanese symbol for “betting”

Romaji: kakegoto
betting; gambling

In Japanese, betting is , read (kakegoto).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs betting; gambling

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

gamble, wager, bet
on: ト
kun: か.ける、かけ
15 strokes
matter, thing, fact
on: ジ、ズ
kun: こと、つか.う、つか.える
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かけ kakebet; wager; stake
かける kakeruto wager; to bet; to risk
とばく tobakugambling
とば tobagambling den; gambling house
とす tosuto stake; to risk; to bet
しごと shigotowork; job; labor
じけん jikenevent; affair; incident
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report

See also: Chinese symbol for “betting”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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