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

危

  • Meaning

    危 means "dangerous, fear, crisis."

    1. Dangerous - Risky; perilous.

    2. Crisis - A critical situation; an emergency.

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

    4. High - Elevated; lofty.

  • Words using 危

    • 危機 きき Listen crisis; critical situation; emergency
    • 危険 きけん Listen danger; peril; hazard
    • 危うい あやうい Listen dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger
    • 危うく あやうく Listen barely; narrowly; almost
    • 危ぶむ あやぶむ Listen to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about
    • 危惧 きぐ Listen apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness
    • 危害 きがい Listen injury; harm; danger
    • 危篤 きとく Listen critical condition; being on the verge of death

  • Four-character idioms with 危

    • 危急存亡 ききゅうそんぼう Listen life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
    • 危機一髪 ききいっぱつ Listen by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go

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    • Verified meaning: dangerous, fear, crisis
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

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    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

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    abu.nai(あぶ-ない) あぶ-ない

    aya.bumu(あや-ぶむ) あや-ぶむ

    aya.ui(あや-うい) あや-うい

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    卩 (fushizukuri・warifu)

  • Related Keywords

    dangerous crisis fear avoid cautious harmful high unstable worried risk peril emergency hazard insecurity instability jeopardy threat

Sentences including 危

  • 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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