リスク

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Common loanword used in business, finance, health, and everyday contexts to refer to the possibility of loss, danger, or an undesirable outcome.

〈事こと〉のリスクがあるthere is a risk of (something)
この投とう資しには失しっ敗ぱいのリスクがある。
There is a risk of failure with this investment.
リスクを冒おかすto take a risk (venture into danger)
彼かれは大おおきなリスクを冒おかして新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうを始はじめた。
He took a big risk and started a new business.
リスクを負おうto bear a risk
投とう資し家かはある程てい度どのリスクを負おう必ひつ要ようがある。
Investors need to bear a certain amount of risk.
リスクを避さけるto avoid a risk
彼かの女じょはできるだけリスクを避さけるように行こう動どうしている。
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
この手しゅ術じゅつには少すくなからぬリスクを伴ともなう。
This surgery involves no small amount of risk.

危き険けんN4
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.
ハザード
リスク focuses on the probability or chance of harm occurring, while ハザード refers to the source of danger itself.
冒ぼう険けんN3
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.
危き険けん性せいN2
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.

安あん全ぜんN4
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.
リターン
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.

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Loanword from English 'risk', widely adopted in modern Japanese.