危険
きけん
hepburn kiken
dangerous, danger
Part of speech · na-adjective / noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- ここは車が多くて危険です。It is dangerous here because there are many cars.
- 危険な場所には近づかないでください。Please do not go near dangerous places.
Collocations
危険な場所危険を感じる危険性危険物命の危険
Mnemonic
危険 kiken — 危 (precarious) + 険 (steep, perilous). 危 shows a person at a cliff edge, 険 a rugged mountain path — both perilous: danger. It is both a na-adjective and a noun. Its opposite is 安全 (anzen, safety). Warning vocabulary with 注意 (caution, partial-5). 危険な (dangerous), 危険物 (hazardous goods).
Quick check
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