How to say "gamble" in Japanese

• 賭けかけJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'gamble' as a noun: a bet, wager, or stake, and by extension a risky undertaking. Use it when talking about the gamble itself, as in placing or winning one.
  会社かいしゃの賭かけはうまくいきました。↗

  The company's gamble paid off.
• 賭けるかけるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'gamble' as a verb: to wager, bet, stake, or risk something on an outcome. Use it when describing the act of gambling or putting something at risk.
  私はその馬うまに５ポンド賭かけた。↗

  I bet five pounds on the horse.

Use 「賭け」 for the noun 'gamble' (a bet or wager) and 「賭ける」 for the verb 'to gamble', i.e. to wager or risk something; the choice is simply noun versus verb.

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• 賭けかけbet
• 賭けるかけるto wager
• 山をかけるやまをかけるto speculate
• 山を張るやまをはるto speculate
• 賭けに出るかけにでるto take a chance
• ぶつto gamble
• 水物みずものgamble
• 一六勝負いちろくしょうぶ(a) risk
• やまguess
• かけるto wager