See also: 博弈

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ばく
Grade: 4
えき
Hyōgaiji
kan’yōon kan’on

From Middle Chinese 博弈 (MC pak yek).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ばく)(えき) (bakueki

  1. gambling

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ばく
Grade: 4
やく > よう
Hyōgaiji
kan’yōon irregular

The reading of is an alteration of the goon reading やく.[1]

Noun

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(ばく)(よう) (bakuyōばくやう (bakuyau)?

  1. gambling

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
ばく
Grade: 4
うち > ち
Hyōgaiji
kan’yōon irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 博奕 – see the following entry.
博打ばくち
[noun] gambling
(This term, 博奕, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN