| Kanji | 険 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ケン |
| Kunyomi | けわ.しい |
| English | precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes |
| Examples | 探険(たんけん): exploration; expedition 危険(きけん): (1) danger; peril; hazard (2) dangerous; hazardous 保険(ほけん): insurance; guarantee 冒険(ぼうけん): risk; venture; adventure 険しい(けわしい): (1) precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep (2) grim; severe; stern |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 707 |
| Components | 阜: hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170) 僉: all |
| Number of Strokes | 11 |
| Kanji Radical | 阜 |
| Radical Number | 170 |
| Radical Strokes | 8 |
| Radical Reading | こざと・こざとへん・おか・ぎふのふ |
| Traditional Form | 險 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | precipitous |
| Koohii Story 1 | The rock climber trying to get up to the pinnacle is dangling from a precipitous edge, hanging only one with his icepick. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Well I have someone climbing an inflatable precipitous pinnacle. Once at the top it is so precipitous that the person is afraid to climb down and instead punctures the inflatable pinnacle with an awl to get safely and slowly back to the ground. |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq501-750
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