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Kanji Detail for 険 - "steep, dangerous, harsh"

険

  • Meaning

    険 means "steep, dangerous, harsh."

    1. Steep - Having a sharp incline; precipitous.

    2. Dangerous - Risky; perilous.

    3. Harsh - Severe and unforgiving; strict.

  • Words using 険

    • 保険 ほけん Listen insurance; guarantee; warranty
    • 危険 きけん Listen danger; peril; hazard
    • 冒険 ぼうけん Listen adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed
    • 保険金 ほけんきん Listen insurance payout; insurance money
    • 生命保険 せいめいほけん Listen life insurance
    • 健康保険 けんこうほけん Listen health insurance
    • 社会保険 しゃかいほけん Listen social insurance
    • 損害保険 そんがいほけん Listen non-life insurance; general insurance; property and casualty insurance

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    • Verified meaning: steep, dangerous, harsh
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さちお)

    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.

  • Name readings of 険

    Surnames 険(さちお)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    precipitous; inaccessible place; impregnable position; steep place; sharp eyes

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    narrow pass, strategic point

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 險|险

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ken(ケン) ケン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kewa.shii(けわ-しい) けわ-しい

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords

    steep dangerous harsh severe sharp rugged precipitous abrupt challenging cliff craggy difficult escarpment extreme hazardous perilous precipice risky rough sheer treacherous unforgiving vertical

Sentences including 険

  • 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.

  • Insure it , please.

  • 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.

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