危 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「卩」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「卩」
- On
- キ
- Kun
- あぶ(ない)・あや(うい)
- Meaning
- dangerous; risk
Origin
A cliff with 卩 "a crouching person"; a person on the cliff's edge — hence "dangerous."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キ | 危険・危害・安危 |
|---|---|
| あぶない | 危ない・危ながる |
| あやうい | 危うい・危うく |
| あやぶむ | 危ぶむ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 危険きけん
danger
- 危害きがい
harm; injury
Example
ここで泳ぐのは危ない。
It is dangerous to swim here.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)