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危険 — meaning in English

kiken

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English meaning

  • danger noun The possibility of harm, injury, or death.
  • dangerous adj Likely to cause harm, injury, or death.
  • dangerously adv In a way that creates or involves danger.
  • hazard noun A source of danger or risk of harm.
  • jeopardy noun A situation of serious risk of harm, failure, or loss.
  • peril noun A situation of serious, immediate danger.
  • risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.
  • risky adj Dangerous; involving risks.
  • vicious adj Deliberately cruel, violent, or savage.

Senses

危険 is used for these senses in English:

  • danger Exposure to likely harm; peril.
  • dangerous Full of danger.
  • dangerously In a dangerous manner.
  • hazard The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.]
  • jeopardy Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
  • peril A situation of serious and immediate danger.
  • risky Dangerous, involving risks.

danger — full definition

  1. noun The possibility of harm, injury, or death.
  2. noun A specific person or thing that is likely to cause harm.

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