Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N3

606 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: dangerous, fear, uneasy

Kunyomi: あぶ.ない あや.うい あや.ぶむ

Onyomi:

Composition: 𠂊

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ふしづくり

Meaning: kneel

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

機(きき)   crisis

害(きがい)   injury, harm, danger

篤(きとく)   on the verge of death

惧(きぐ)   fear, misgivings

険な(きけんな)   dangerous, perilous, hazardous

ない(あぶない)   dangerous, watch out! [adj.]

うく(あやうく)   in imminent danger of, almost

うい(あやうい)   dangerous, critical [adj.]

ぶむ(あやぶむ)   have misgivings [v.t.]

Onyomi Examples

danger, Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

キガイ injury, harm, danger

アンキ fate, safety, welfare

Kunyomi Examples

ない あぶない dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious, in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk, uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful, close (call), narrow (escape), look out!, watch out!, be careful!

ない橋を渡る あぶないはしをわたる to tread on thin ice, to go out on a limb, to walk a tightrope, to take risks, to cross a dangerous bridge

うい あやうい dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger, precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying

ぶむ あやぶむ to fear, to doubt, to have misgivings about, to worry about, to be anxious about, to be apprehensive about