godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Most commonly used in fixed collocations such as 危険を冒す, meaning to deliberately face or take on danger or risk.
彼は危険を冒して子どもを助けた。
He risked danger to save the child.
大雨を冒
There is no need to set out in spite of the heavy rain.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Used of disease, poison, chemicals, and similar harmful agents affecting the body or a material; often appears in the passive form 冒される.
彼は重い病に冒されている。
He is afflicted with a serious disease.
酸に冒された金属は表面が荒れていた。
The metal affected by acid had a rough surface.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
desecrate; profane
Formal use for violating something sacred, pure, or inviolable; 神聖を冒す is a typical phrase.
その行為は神聖を冒すものだと批判された。
The act was criticized as desecrating something sacred.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
assume another person's surname; take another name
Rare, specialized use with 姓 or 氏, referring to taking or assuming someone else's surname; mainly useful for reading older, legal, or historical contexts.
古い文書では、「他家の姓を冒す」という表現が見られる。
In old documents, one can find the expression “to assume another family's surname.”