Saturday, February 2, 2008

危 - Danger! Coiled Spring Inside

Readings & Meanings:

あぶ(−ない)



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

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