険 — steep/danger

Grade 5 kanji · 11 strokes · on'yomi ken · kun'yomi kewa·shii.

A hill (阝) checked piece by piece (僉) — a steep, dangerous slope.

Example words

• 険しい — kewashii — steep
• 危険 — kiken — danger

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