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危

Level V of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 579 / 2,608

Dangerous

On’yomi
き
Kun’yomi
あぶ、あや
Radical
卩 Seal (Kangxi 26)

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

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

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 dangerousN5
危険 きけん dangerN4
危うい あやうい dangerous,critical,graveN2

危 is rank 579 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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