険 — kanji meaning “precipitous”
険
precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
- Meanings
- precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- けわ.しい
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #707 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 170
- Chinese reading
- xiǎn
Words with 険
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 危険 | きけん kiken | danger; peril; hazard |
| 保険 | ほけん hoken | insurance |
| 冒険 | ぼうけん bouken | adventure; venture |
| 険悪 | けんあく ken'aku | dangerous; perilous; threatening |
| 険しい | けわしい kewashii | precipitous; rugged; inaccessible |
| 邪険 | じゃけん jaken | cruel; hard-hearted; harsh |
| 陰険 | いんけん inken | crafty; tricky; sly |
| 生命保険 | せいめいほけん seimeihoken | life insurance |
| 保険金 | ほけんきん hokenkin | insurance payout; insurance money |
| 健康保険 | けんこうほけん kenkouhoken | health insurance |
| 社会保険 | しゃかいほけん shakaihoken | social insurance |
| 損害保険 | そんがいほけん songaihoken | non-life insurance; general insurance; property and casualty insurance |
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