Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “投機”

投機

とうき

speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)

Example sentence

He lost the greater part of his fortune in speculation.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

投

On: とう
Kun: な.げる;-な.げ
Stroke count: 7

・throw

・discard

・abandon

・launch into

・join

・invest in

・hurl

・give up

・sell at a loss

機

On: き
Kun: はた
Stroke count: 16

・loom

・mechanism

・machine

・airplane

・opportunity

・potency

・efficacy

・occasion