dangerous, fear, uneasy
危 centers on a state of instability that threatens harm: something dangerous, causing fear, or making one feel uneasy.
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.
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.
For キ, imagine a key teetering on the edge of a cliff: key -> キ, and the key is in a dangerous, precarious spot.
danger; peril; hazard
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
injury; harm; danger
danger
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
critical condition; being on the verge of death
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy; limping; narrow; close
emergency; crisis; imminent danger
energy crisis; energy crunch
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
world financial crisis (2007-2008); global financial crisis; GFC
double jeopardy
corporate risk management
credit crunch
health risk management
barely; narrowly