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リスク (risuku) Japanese meaning: risk | Kotomora
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Related words 危険 is a native Japanese word emphasizing immediate physical danger, while リスク is a loanword focusing on the probability of a negative outcome, often used in business or analytical contexts.
リスク focuses on the probability or chance of harm occurring, while ハザード refers to the source of danger itself.
リスク is a general loanword for risk often used in business or technical contexts, while 冒険 implies an active, often exciting, risk-taking undertaking.
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Smoking poses a major risk to health.
He took a big risk and started a new business.
リスクを 負お う to bear a risk
Investors need to bear a certain amount of risk.
リスクを 避さ ける to avoid a risk
She acts in a way that avoids risk as much as possible.
リスクを 伴ともな う to involve a risk
This surgery involves no small amount of risk.
危き 険けん 性せい
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リスク is a loanword used in business, health, and technical contexts much like 危険性, but it feels more modern and casual.
Opposites 安全 means 'safety' or 'being free from danger', the direct opposite of リスク, which refers to the possibility of loss or harm.
リスク means the risk taken on an investment, while リターン is the potential profit or gain, and the two are commonly discussed together as a trade-off in finance.
Etymology Loanword from English 'risk', widely adopted in modern Japanese.
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