危

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: あぶない・あやうい

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: ふしづくり(卩)

Meaning

Danger / Risk / Hazard

  • 危険きけん — danger
  • 危機きき — crisis
  • あぶない — dangerous
  • あやうい — precarious; at risk
  • 危害きがい — harm; injury
  • 危機感ききかん — sense of danger; urgency

The character 危 originally depicted a person on a high, unstable structure — representing danger or instability. It’s common in signage and safety instructions and is closely associated with cautionary contexts.

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