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険

Kanji 険: meaning "steep, risky", readings, stroke order

The kanji 険 means "steep, risky". On'yomi: ケン; kun'yomi: けわしい. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
steep, risky
On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
けわしい
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
險 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 険

  • 危険 きけん — danger, risk, hazard
  • 保険 ほけん — Insurance
  • 冒険 ぼうけん — risk, venture, adventure
  • 険しい けわしい — steep, rugged; severe

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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