危 – dangerous, fear, uneasy

6 strokesTaught in grade 6#606 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 危 means dangerous, fear, uneasy. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キ (ki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あぶ.ない、あや.うい、あや.ぶむ (abunai, ayaui, ayabumu). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 卩 (no. 26).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キ	ki
Kun’yomi	あぶ.ない	abunai
Kun’yomi	あや.うい	ayaui
Kun’yomi	あや.ぶむ	ayabumu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 卩 (Kangxi radical 26). Components: 勹・厂・卩.

Words using 危

危ないあぶないdangerous危険きけんdanger危ういあやういdangerous危害きがいinjury危機ききcrisis危ぶむあやぶむto fear

Example sentences

火は非常に危ない。

Fire is very dangerous.

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こんな夜更けに女の子の一人歩きは危ない。

It is not safe for a girl to go out by herself so late at night.

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彼の命が危ない。

His life is in danger.

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Kanji with the same radical

印却即卵卸

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