Meanings

1. godan verb, transitive verbto brave; to risk; to face; to venture
2. godan verb, transitive verbto harm; to afflict; to affectof a disease, chemical, etc.
3. godan verb, transitive verbto desecrate; to profane
4. godan verb, transitive verbto assume (someone else's surname); to take

Examples

• 喫煙が彼の肺を冒した。

  Smoking has affected his lungs.

• 私はそんな冒険を冒したくない。

  I don't want to run such a risk.

• スモッグは健全な肺を冒すもとである。

  Smog is the enemy of healthy lungs.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 冒す

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