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Kanji Detail for 危 - "dangerous, crisis, risky"

  • Meaning

    危 means "dangerous, crisis, risky."

    1. Dangerous - Risky; perilous.

    2. Crisis - A critical situation; an emergency.

    3. Fear - To worry; to be anxious about.

    4. High - Elevated; lofty.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    dangerous; fear; uneasy

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Wei

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    dangerous, precarious; high

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    High. Being high and fearful. Things precariously high as if about to fall are called 危樓 (dangerous tower), 危牆 (precarious wall). Sitting upright without leaning on anything is called 正襟危坐. | Opposite of 安 (safe). Such as 安不忘危 (don't forget danger in safety). All approaching death, calamity, or ruin are called 危. Such as 垂危 (critical), 危急 (urgent). Things that can cause death or disaster are collectively called 危險品 (dangerous goods). | A star name. One of the twenty-eight lunar mansions.
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Sentences including

  • Both of the means are dangerous.

  • She suggested to me i call off the meeting.

  • Why do you take such a risk?

  • She stands in great danger.

  • You will be safe from any danger here.

  • He saved me from danger.

  • Soldiers are used to danger.

  • It is dangerous to play in the street.

  • That is how he got out of danger.

  • This is a hazard to your health.

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