# 危 dangerous

(fishhook) + 厄 (misfortune)
★★★★★
6 strokes
ILL PAIR

## Onyomi

KI | Keep your KEY in your pockets in this neighborhood, It's dangerous.

## Mnemonic

| Misfortune is MORE dangerous when there is a fishhook involved.

## Kunyomi

( が ) あぶ＊ない | dangerous. Although, in a society where grown people spend their lives listening to loudspeakers telling them "Please watch your step," the notion of dangerous is broad enough to be meaningless. If your friend is in someone's way on the sidewalk, you can't say, "Move over, dumbass!" you have to say 'Abunai!' and furtively point at the person they are about to run into. However, if you are walking and someone is in YOUR way, you can't say 'abunai' . In fact, there is nothing you can say. ★★★★★
あや＊うい | on the brink of disaster or collapse. 1/2 KANA ☆☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

危機(きき) | social crisis ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 危 (dangerous) + 機 (machine) = 危機 (social crisis) a social crisis (oil crisis, global warming, etc.)
危険(きけん) な | risky, unsafe ★★☆☆☆ 危 (dangerous) + 険 (steep / risky) = 危険 (risky, unsafe)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
厄 | misfortune | no hook! |
危 | dangerous | FISHHOOK |

It's a misfortune to lose your FISHHOOK, but it's dangerous to get the FISHHOOK in your eye!

## Synonyms

dangerous 険悪 物騒 うさんくさい 気味悪い 危ない 意地汚い
emergency vs. crisis 救急 危機