The kanji 危: meaning, readings and stroke order
危
- Meaning
- dangerous
- On reading
- キ ki
- Kun reading
- あぶ(ない) abunai、あや(うい) ayaui、あや(ぶむ) ayabumu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 卩 kneel
- Level
- Level 6 · grade 6
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- nguy hiểm (nguy)
- Japanese
- あぶない。
- Korean
- 위험하다 (위)
- Chinese
- 危险
Readings, words and example sentences
キ ki · on reading
危険
danger, dangerous
ここは 車が 多くて 危険です。
There are lots of cars here, so it's dangerous.
あぶ(ない) abunai · kun reading
危ない
dangerous, unsafe
道の 真ん中は 危ないです。
The middle of the road is dangerous.
あや(うい) ayaui · kun reading · less common
危うい
in danger, a close call
危うい ところで 助かりました。
I was saved just in time.
あや(ぶむ) ayabumu · kun reading · less common
危ぶむ
to fear, to worry about
大雨で 開さいが 危ぶまれます。
Because of the heavy rain, people fear it may not be held.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.