risk · defy

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 冒 is used for braving danger; 冒す is read おかす.
• Basic usage: 危険を冒して means braving danger, while 冒険(ぼうけん) means adventure.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reading and meaning by word
  • The connecting form of 冒す is 冒して(おかして), with す changing to して.
  • 冒頭(ぼうとう) means the beginning of a text or meeting. It refers to the opening portion, as in 小説の冒頭, rather than braving danger.