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Japanese symbol for “unsafe”

Romaji: abunage
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy

In Japanese, unsafe is , read (abunage).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, n seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

dangerous, fear, uneasy
on: キ
kun: あぶ.ない、あや.うい、あや.ぶむ
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “unsafe”

WordReadingMeaning
ぶようじん buyoujinunsafe; insecure; careless

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きけん kikendanger; peril; hazard
きき kikicrisis; critical situation; emergency
きぐ kiguapprehension; misgivings; uneasiness
あぶない abunaidangerous; risky; hazardous
あやうく ayaukubarely; narrowly
あやうい ayauidangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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