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Kanji Detail for 險 - "danger, steep, risk"
險
- Meaning
險 means "danger, steep, risk."
Danger - Risk; peril.
Steep - Sharply inclined.
險 - Severe; harsh.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
inaccessible place; impregnable position; steep place; sharp eyes
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
narrow pass, strategic point, dangerous
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
danger; dangerous; rugged
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
narrow pass, strategic point
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Difficult and obstructed. Land that is obstructed and hard to traverse is called 險. As in 險隘 (dangerous pass), 險要 (strategic point). Both refer to terrain easy to defend and hard to attack. | Things whose safety or danger, success or failure are unknown are called 險. As in 冒險 (take risks), 行險徼幸 (act dangerously hoping for luck). | Not upright is called 險. As in 傾險 (treacherous), 姦險 (crafty). Both refer to petty people scheming to harm others. | Not ordinary is called 險. As in the terms 險勁, 險峭 for writing. Refers to not following common rules and startling readers.
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