Readings & Meanings:
あぶ(−ない)
キ
dangerous, unsafe, unsteady
あや(−うい)(−ぶむ)
to fear, to mistrust
Common Usage:
危ない
危険
危ぶむ
Examples:
気を付けろ!危ない!
危険!近いよるな!
現首相の健康を危ぶむ声もある。
Translations:
Be careful! Danger! (commonly spoken)
Danger! Do not come close! (This is not spoken Japanese; this would be found on a sign in front of a pond or a construction site.)
Some people are skeptical about the current prime minister's health.
Bonus:
I just learned that the "exclamation mark" in Japanese is called "びっくりマーク"!
References:
http://www.jlptstudy.com/2/index.html
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/kanji/kanji/a.htm
Saturday, February 2, 2008
危 - Danger! Coiled Spring Inside
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