危
dangerous, fear, uneasy
Readings
On'yomi
- キ
Kun'yomi
- あぶ.ない
- あや.うい
- あや.ぶむ
Meaning
危 centers on a state of instability that threatens harm: something dangerous, causing fear, or making one feel uneasy.
Most common words using 危
20 of 127- 危険きけんN4
danger; peril; hazard
- 危機ききN2
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
- 危ないあぶないN5
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
- 危ういあやういN2
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger
- 危惧きぐN1
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
- 危害きがいN2
injury; harm; danger
- 危き
danger
- 危機一髪ききいっぱつ
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
- 危篤きとくN1
critical condition; being on the verge of death
- 危ぶむあやぶむN1
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
- 危なっかしいあぶなっかしい
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy; limping; narrow; close
- 危急ききゅう
emergency; crisis; imminent danger
- 危うくあやうくN1
barely; narrowly
- 危険性きけんせいN2
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
- 危なげないあぶなげない
safe; certain
- 危機感ききかんN2
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
- 経済危機けいざいききN2
economic crisis
- 金融危機きんゆうききN2
financial crisis
- エネルギー危機エネルギーきき
energy crisis; energy crunch
- キューバ危機キューバきき
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Study
Etymology
危 is thought to depict a person on a cliff or high place, conveying precariousness and danger. The modern form retains the sense of instability.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 厃 looks like a person on a cliff edge, and the bottom 㔾 suggests a kneeling or unstable figure. Together they show a dangerous, uneasy situation.
Reading mnemonic
For キ, imagine a key teetering on the edge of a cliff: key -> キ, and the key is in a dangerous, precarious spot.