険 Kanji – precipitous
The Japanese kanji 険 can mean precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes.
Meaning and Readings
How is 険 read?
険 has the onyomi reading ケン and the kunyomi reading けわしい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ken, kewashii.
Common Japanese Words Using 険
These common Japanese words contain 険. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 火災保険（かさいほけん） — fire insurance
- 危険（きけん） — danger, peril, hazard
- 危険性（きけんせい） — (degree of) risk, riskiness, danger
- 健康保険（けんこうほけん） — health insurance
- 険しい（けわしい） — precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep
- 険悪（けんあく） — dangerous, perilous, threatening, stormy, volatile, tense, critical, serious
- 生命保険（せいめいほけん） — life insurance
- 損害保険（そんがいほけん） — non-life insurance, general insurance, property and casualty insurance
- 保険（ほけん） — insurance
- 保険金（ほけんきん） — insurance payout, insurance money