Kanji

危

dangerous, fear, uneasy

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

卩部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あぶない, あやうい, あやぶむ

Common Readings

キ, あぶ…ない, あや…うい, あや…ぶむ

Example sentences

危険 きけん
この川で泳ぐのは危険です。

It is dangerous to swim in this river.

彼は死を恐れずに、危険な任務に挑んだ。

He braved the danger without fearing death and took on the mission.

危ない あぶない
この川で泳ぐのは危ない

It is dangerous to swim in this river.

一人で ひとりで
夜道を一人で歩くのは危ない。

It is dangerous to walk alone at night.

危機 きき
会社は倒産の危機を乗り越えた。

The company overcame the crisis of bankruptcy.

陥る おちいる
会社は深刻な経営危機に陥っている

The company has fallen into a serious management crisis.

危うい あやうい
足元が危ういので気をつけてください。

Please be careful as your footing is unstable.

なん
彼は危うく難を逃れた。

He narrowly escaped disaster.

危険性 きけんせい
この計画には失敗する危険性が伴う。

This plan involves a risk of failure.

脱法ハーブ だっぽうハーブ
警察は脱法ハーブの危険性を市民に知らせた。

The police informed citizens about the dangers of 脱法ハーブ.

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