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危険 (きけん): danger, risk, hazard — Japanese vocabulary

危険 is read きけん and means "danger, risk, hazard". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

危険

Reading
きけん · kiken
Translation
danger, risk, hazard
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
きけんが

Example

この川で泳ぐのは危険です。

このかわでおよぐのはきけんです。

It's dangerous to swim in this river.

Kanji in this word

  • 危 — dangerous
  • 険 — steep, risky

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