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危
危
6 strokes
Frequency: 606
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

dangerous
fear
uneasy

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あぶ.ない
あや.うい
あや.ぶむ

Common Words

危険
きけん
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #699
1

danger; peril; hazard

Examples
トムは危険に直面して彼の勇気を示した。
Tom showed his courage in the face of danger.
2

risk

Examples
その時になって初めて私は危険な事態に気がついたのである。
Not till then did I realize the danger of the situation.
危ない
あぶない
Freq #995
1

Adjective

dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious

Examples
火は非常に危ない。
Fire is very dangerous.
こんな夜更けに女の子の一人歩きは危ない。
It is not safe for a girl to go out by herself so late at night.
2

Adjective

in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk

Examples
彼の命が危ない。
His life is in danger.
3

Adjective

uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful

Examples
危ない空模様だ。
The weather is threatening.
4

Adjective

close (call); narrow (escape)

Examples
間一髪！危ないところでした。
That was a close call.
5

Interjection

look out!; watch out!; be careful!

危機
きき
Noun
Freq #2647
1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

Examples
我々は一大危機に直面している。
We are facing a violent crisis.
危うい
あやうい
～い Adj.
Freq #3603
1

Usu. as 危ういところ

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger

Examples
危うい所を助かった。
I had a narrow escape.
危ういところで少女は湖でおぼれそうになった。
It was a close call when the little girl almost drowned in the lake.
2

precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt; in jeopardy; uncertain; insecure; concerning; worrying

Examples
彼は今入院中で、生きられるかどうかは危うい状態だ。
He is now in the hospital and his life is in the balance.
敵対勢力間の和平交渉再開だけに、関係は危うい。
Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.
危険性
きけんせい
Noun
Freq #7036
1

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

Examples
医者は彼にその薬の危険性を警告した。
The doctor alerted him to the riskiness of the medicine.
危
き
Noun
Freq #7323
1

danger

2

Astronomy

Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

危機感
ききかん
Noun
Freq #7416
1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

Examples
私の参謀としてついたからには、危機感を持って任にあたって貰わねば困ります。
If you're with me as a staff officer, then I need you to bring a sense of danger with you to your work.
危惧
きぐ
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #9455
1

apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

Examples
今いる市民が逃げ出すという事態が危惧されます。
It is feared that those citizens now present will run away.
危害を加える
きがいをくわえる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #9736
1

to harm; to cause harm to

危なっかしい
あぶなっかしい
～い Adj.
Freq #12111
1

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy; limping; narrow; close

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