漢字道KANJIDO

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On
キュウ
Kun
たか.い
Meaning
high and perilous

Origin

ORIGIN

Mountain 山 with 及 as phonetic: high and precarious.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 岌岌きゅうきゅう

    perilous; precarious

  • 危急ききゅう

    emergency; crisis

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

国は岌岌たる危機にあった。

The country stood in grave peril.

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