# 危 — Dangerous

Frequency rank 579 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 許 (Permit), less common than 値 (Value).

- On’yomi: き
- Kun’yomi: あぶ、あや
- Radical: 卩 Seal (Kangxi 26)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A prison (㔾) sits on a cliff (厂) with a snake (㔾) lurking below — perched on a cliff with predators above and below, the situation is dangerous.

In words:

- 危ない あぶない — dangerous
- 危険 きけん — danger
- 危うい あやうい — dangerous,critical,grave

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