noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. danger, peril, hazard.
  2. risk.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
危険 きけん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dangerous, fear, uneasy
キ あや.うい あぶ.ない (6th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
unlucky, misfortune, bad luck
ヤク (9th, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position
ケン けわ.しい (5th, N3)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
こざと
all(僉) variant
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
center, middle
オウ あきら え (3rd, N2)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)