Memory phrase for the Kanji: 危


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Meaning

dangerous

Pronunciation

KI
abunai, ayaui

Explanation

Top: bent person , below: unlucky 厄 (cliff , slumped person )

Mnemonic

The bent person on the cliff can (by falling) turn into a slumped person: That is the danger.

Radicals

kneeling person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting , sitting cross-legged , lying , skilled , bending ,, slumped or husband )
cliffThe Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.
collapsed Person(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting , sitting cross-legged , lying , kneeling , skilled , bending ,, or husband )
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Vocabulary

 危険  きけん  danger, peril, hazard
 危機  きき  crisis
 危うい  あやうい  dangerous, critical, grave, uncertain, unreliable, watch out!
 危ない  あぶない  dangerous, critical, grave, uncertain, unreliable, limping
 危ぶむ  あやぶむ  to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful, to mistrust
 危害  きがい  injury, harm, danger

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