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危難 (きなん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

危き難なん

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Meanings

1

peril; danger; hazard; distress

A somewhat formal or literary term for a dangerous or distressing situation. Often used in contexts of serious risk or calamity.

彼かれは多おおくの危き難なんを乗のり越こえてきた。

Kanji

危dangerous, fear, uneasy
難difficult, impossible, trouble

Related words

危き険けん
危険 is the common, everyday word for danger or risk. 危難 is more formal and often implies a serious, distressing peril or calamity.
危き機き
危機 means crisis or critical moment, emphasizing a decisive turning point. 危難 focuses on the state of danger or distress itself.

Word family

He has overcome many perils.

危き難なんに直ちょく面めんしても冷れい静せいさを保たもつことが大たい切せつだ。

It is important to stay calm even when facing danger.

危き難なん失しっ踪そう
disappearance after an accident or disaster; missing and presumed dead

Etymology

Compound of 危 (danger) and 難 (difficulty, calamity). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys a sense of serious peril.