危 Kanji – dangerous
The Japanese kanji 危 can mean dangerous, fear, uneasy.
Meaning and Readings
How is 危 read?
危 has the onyomi reading キ and the kunyomi readings あぶない, あやうい, あやぶむ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ki, abunai, ayaui, ayabumu.
Common Japanese Words Using 危
These common Japanese words contain 危. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 危うい（あやうい） — dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger
- 危うく（あやうく） — barely, narrowly
- 危ない（あぶない） — dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious
- 危ぶむ（あやぶむ） — to fear, to doubt, to have misgivings about, to worry about, to be anxious about, to be apprehensive about
- 危害（きがい） — injury, harm, danger
- 危機（きき） — crisis, critical situation, emergency, pinch
- 危急（ききゅう） — emergency, crisis, imminent danger
- 危険（きけん） — danger, peril, hazard
- 危険性（きけんせい） — (degree of) risk, riskiness, danger
- 危篤（きとく） — critical condition, being on the verge of death