危険 (kiken)
危険 (きけん, kiken) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “danger; peril”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- きけん
- Romaji
- kiken
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- danger; peril; hazard · noun, な-adjective
- risk · noun, な-adjective
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 危険
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 危険だ | きけんだ kikenda |
| Present (polite) | 危険です | きけんです kikendesu |
| Negative | 危険じゃない | きけんじゃない kikenjanai |
| Past | 危険だった | きけんだった kikendatta |
| Negative past | 危険じゃなかった | きけんじゃなかった kikenjanakatta |
| Te-form | 危険で | きけんで kikende |
| Before a noun | 危険な | きけんな kikenna |
| Adverb (~ni) | 危険に | きけんに kikenni |
Kanji in 危険
危
dangerous, fear, uneasyキ・あぶ.ない・あや.うい · 6 strokes険
precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable positionケン・けわ.しい · 11 strokesRelated words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 危険.
危ないあぶないdangerous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冒険ぼうけんadventure険しいけわしいprecipitous保険ほけんinsurance
Source: JMdict entry 1218560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.