JLPT N3 · 6 strokes
Kanji 危: "dangerous, fear, uneasy"
The kanji 危 means "dangerous, fear, uneasy". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キ in on'yomi and あぶ.ない, あや.うい, あや.ぶむ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あぶ.ないあや.ういあや.ぶむ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | dangerous, fear, uneasy |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 606 of 2,501 |
Common words with 危
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 危険danger; peril; hazard · risk
- 危ないdangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous · in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave
- 危機crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
- 危ういdangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger · precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt; in jeopardy
- 危険性(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
- 危danger · Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 危機感sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
- 危惧apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear
- 危害を加えるto harm; to cause harm to
- 危なっかしいdangerous; critical; grave; uncertain
- 危険を冒すto brave a danger; to take a risk
- 危険にさらすto expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
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