危
危

dangerous, fear, uneasy

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危険きけんNoun～な Adj.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NounFreq #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NounFreq #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NounFreq #7323
1

danger

2

Astronomy

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

危機感ききかんNounFreq #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NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #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ExpressionIchidan verbFreq #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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