険 – precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position

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The kanji 険 means precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケン (ken); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is けわ.しい (kewashii). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 阜 (no. 170).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケン	ken
Kun’yomi	けわ.しい	kewashii

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: 阜 (Kangxi radical 170). Components: 口・人・个・阡.

Words using 険

危険きけんdanger冒険ぼうけんadventure険しいけわしいprecipitous保険ほけんinsurance

Example sentences

トムは危険に直面して彼の勇気を示した。

Tom showed his courage in the face of danger.

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その時になって初めて私は危険な事態に気がついたのである。

Not till then did I realize the danger of the situation.

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何の冒険もしないなら、何も得られない。

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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Kanji with the same radical

院際防限階除降隊陸障陣陽隣隠陥阻

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