投機

とうき

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • speculation
  • venture
  • stockjobbing
  • gambling (on stocks)

Related Kanji

throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane

Example Sentences

投機に手出して財産大半失った
He lost the greater part of his fortune in speculation.