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危険 (きけん, kiken) Japanese meaning: danger | Kotomora
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この
道みち
は
夜よる
に
なる
と
危き
険けん
だ
。
This road is dangerous at night.
Please do not go near dangerous places.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 は 危き 険けん だ 〈place〉 is dangerous
This road becomes dangerous at night.
〈 事こと 〉 に 危き 険けん が 伴ともな う 〈an activity〉 involves risk
This job always involves danger.
危き 険けん な 〈 物もの 〉 a dangerous 〈thing〉
There are many dangerous machines in the factory.
〈 事こと 〉 の 危き 険けん がある there is a risk of 〈something〉
There is a risk of flooding because of the typhoon.
危き 険けん を 感かん じる to sense danger
She sensed danger in the atmosphere of the place.
Expressions 身み の 危き 険けん danger to oneself; personal danger; threat to one's safety 危き 険けん 極きわ まる extremely dangerous; perilous in the extreme 危き 険けん にさらす expose to danger; imperil; jeopardize Kanji 険 precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position Related words· 12 危ない is a more casual, everyday i-adjective for dangerous, while 危険 is a noun/na-adjective that sounds more formal and is common in warnings and notices.
リスク is a loanword used mainly for calculated or abstract risk in business, finance, or analysis, while 危険 covers both concrete danger and general risk.
危険 is the general word for 'danger/dangerous', while 危険性 specifically points to the abstract degree or likelihood of that danger existing.
危険 describes the state or condition of being dangerous, whereas 冒険 refers to a deliberate risky undertaking or adventure one chooses to pursue.
Show 8 more 危険 is the general word for danger or risk, while 脅威 specifically names a person, force, or situation that actively poses that danger.
危険 is the broad concept of danger or risk, while 危害 refers to the actual harm or injury that results.
危険 states plainly that something is dangerous, while 恐れ (in its risk sense) frames it as a possibility that something bad may happen.
Opposites· 7 safety; security
危険 means 'dangerous,' the direct opposite of 大丈夫 in its sense of being safe or all right.
危険 describes something risky or dangerous, the opposite of the low-risk, dependable quality captured by 手堅い.
Show 4 more Don't confuse with 危機 means a crisis or critical juncture in time, whereas 危険 describes the ongoing state or possibility of danger.
棄権 (withdrawal, abstention) and 危険 (danger, risk) are pronounced identically but written with completely different kanji and meanings.
危険 means 'dangerous' in a general sense, while 危篤 refers specifically to a person being near death from illness or injury.
Written forms 危き 険けん Usage 100%
Standard and very common kanji spelling for the noun and na-adjective.
キケン Usage <1%
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 危, associated with danger or precariousness, and 険, associated with steepness, difficulty, or danger. The spelling transparently matches the modern meaning.
危険 means physically dangerous or risky, whereas 険悪 focuses on a tense, hostile atmosphere or attitude rather than physical danger.
危険 focuses on danger or risk of harm occurring, while 有害 asserts that something actually causes harm or damage.
危険 is a formal noun/adjectival-noun used to objectively label something as dangerous, while 危うい is a literary i-adjective that stresses a teetering, close-call quality.
危険 is the everyday native Japanese word for danger, while ハザード is a more technical loanword used in safety and engineering contexts.
危険 is a broad, formal word for danger of any kind, whereas 物騒 specifically evokes a troubled, crime-prone or unsettled feeling in a situation or place.
危険 describes a state of danger or risk, the direct opposite of 無事's state of being free from trouble or harm.
危険 means danger or risk, the direct opposite of the secure, worry-free state described by 安泰.
危険 means dangerous or risky, the direct opposite of the safe, risk-free sense of 無難.
危険 means 'danger/risk', the opposite state to the safety that セキュリティ aims to provide.
hazardous materials; dangerous goods
Show 5 more risk ratio; hazard rate; percentage of risk · significance level; level of significance
regard as dangerous; view as a threat
dangerous person; security risk · loose cannon
danger signal; red light
dangerous element; high-risk person
