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[()·けん()]
kiken
noun, na adjective

English Meaning(s) for 危険

noun, na adjective
  1. danger; peril; hazard
  2. risk

Definition and Synonyms for 危険

Riskiness a state of danger involving risk
Synonyms: 危険, 危難
Risk a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Synonyms: リスク, おっかない, 冒険, 危うい, 危ない, 危機, 危殆, 危険, 危険性, 危難, 恐る, 恐れ, 恐れる
Chance a risk involving danger
Synonyms: 冒険, 危険, 賭け, 賭ける
Unsafe involving or causing danger or risk
Synonyms: やばい, 剣呑, 危うい, 危ない, 危険, 物騒
Endangerment a source of danger
Synonyms: 危機, 危険
Severe causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Synonyms: やばい, 危うい, 危ない, 危険, 深刻, 重大
Risky involving risk or danger
Synonyms: やばい, 危うい, 危ない, 危険
Parlous fraught with danger
Synonyms: 剣呑, 危険
Bad not financially safe or secure
Synonyms: にくい, 危険, 悪い, 憎い, 投機的
Danger a dangerous place
Synonyms: 不用心, 危険
Danger the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
Synonyms: , 危地, 危機, 危殆, 危険
Hazardousness the state of being dangerous
Synonyms: 危険
Unsafe liable to hurt or harm
Synonyms: やばい, 剣呑, 危うい, 危ない, 危険, 物騒
Endangerment a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Synonyms: 危機, 危険

Meanings for each kanji in 危険

» dangerous; fear; uneasy
» precipitous; inaccessible place; impregnable position; steep place; sharp eyes

Categories 危険 is a member of

Risk a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
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Country a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
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Condition a state at a particular time
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Danger the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
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Danger a cause of pain or injury or loss
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Venture any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 危険

Sample Sentences for 危険

Science can be dangerous when applied carelessly.
Americans, on the other hand, are more likely to take chances in the hope of achieving great success.
The doctors did not believe he was in danger of dying.
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan, to risk their lives for us.
You're stepping into dangerous territory.

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