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A4 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

(おか)to brave, to risk, to face, to venture, to harm, to afflict, to affect, to desecrate, to profane, to assume (someone else's surname), to take

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to brave, to risk, to face, to venture

      2. 2.

        to harm, to afflict, to affect

        of a disease, chemical, etc.
      3. 3.

        to desecrate, to profane

      4. 4.

        to assume (someone else's surname), to take

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    冒す 【おかす】

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    • 危険(きけん)(おか)して(ふね)出港(しゅっこう)させるのは賢明(けんめい)ではない。

      It is not wise to take a risk and set sail with the ship.

    • この場所(ばしょ)神聖(しんせい)なのだから、(おか)してはいけません。

      This place is sacred, so you must not desecrate it.

      • 江戸(えど)(ひと):「里親(さとおや)手続(てつづ)きが完了(かんりょう)し、養家(ようか)(せい)(おか)すこととなりました。」

        Person in the Edo period: 'The foster process is complete, and I have assumed the surname of my adoptive family.'

      • 人間(にんげん)尊厳(そんげん)(おか)すような行為(こうい)をした(かれ)は、法律(ほうりつ)(ばっ)せられるべきだ。

        He should be punished by law for actions that desecrate human dignity.

      • なぜ()(おし)えを(おか)したのかというと、(おし)えに共感(きょうかん)できなかったからです。

        The reason I went against my teacher's teachings is that I could not resonate with those teachings.

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