JLPT N1 · Noun

危機 (kiki)

危機 (きき, kiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “crisis; critical situation”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きき
Romaji: kiki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch · noun

Example sentences

我々は一大危機に直面している。

We are facing a violent crisis.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 危機

危

dangerous, fear, uneasyキ・あぶ.ない・あや.うい · 6 strokes

機

loom, mechanism, machineキ・はた · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 危機.

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危ぶむあやぶむto fear飛行機ひこうきairplane機会きかいchance機械きかいmachine機関きかんengine機嫌きげんhumour機能きのうfunction機構きこうmechanism契機けいきopportunity有機ゆうきorganic

Source: JMdict entry 1218450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.