How do you say "perilous" in Japanese?

“Perilous” in Japanese

Short answer

険悪 kenaku けんあく

Perilous in Japanese is “険悪” (kenaku). Full meaning: dangerous, perilous, threatening, stormy, volatile, tense, critical, serious; stern (expression), hostile (attitude), sharp, harsh.

Other ways to say “Perilous” in Japanese

際どい kiwadoi risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady 危ない abunai dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious; in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk; uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful 危うい ayaui dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger; precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying 際疾い kiwadoi risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady 危い ayaui dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger; precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying 危うし ayaushi dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger; precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying 危嶮し ayaushi dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger; precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying きわどい kiwadoi risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady あむない amunai dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious; in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk; uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful アブナイ abunai dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious; in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk; uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful キワドイ kiwadoi risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady

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