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険
Danger, Steep
けわしい (kewashii)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
険 is commonly used in words like 危険 (danger), 保険 (insurance), and 険しい (steep or rugged). Although 保険 means 'insurance,' the original idea is protection from danger.
Memory Trick
Imagine climbing a dangerously steep mountain where one wrong step could send you falling. That dangerous cliff reminds you of 険.
Readings
Onyomi: ケン (ken)
Kunyomi: けわしい (kewashii)
Example Words
危険
きけん (kiken)
Danger
保険
ほけん (hoken)
Insurance
険しい
けわしい (kewashii)
Steep, rugged
冒険
ぼうけん (bouken)
Adventure
Example Sentence
この道は危険です。
この みち は きけん です。
kono michi wa kiken desu
This road is dangerous.