危険
きけん · kiken
Danger, peril, hazard
- risk
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Example sentences
この器具には危険なので触らないでください。
このきぐにはあぶないのでさわらないでください。
Please don't touch this equipment because it's dangerous.
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シートベルトをしないで運転するなんて、危険ですよ。
しーとべるとをしないでうんてんするなんて、きけんですよ。
Driving without wearing a seatbelt is dangerous, you know.
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シートベルトを着用しないで運転するのは危険です。
しーとべるとをちゃくようしないでうんてんするのはきけんです。
Driving without wearing a seatbelt is dangerous.
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日焼け止めを塗らないで、長時間日光に当たるのは危険だ。
ひやけどめをぬらないで、ちょうじかんにっこうにあたるのはきけんだ。
It's dangerous to be exposed to sunlight for a long time without applying sunscreen.
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What does 危険 mean?
Danger, peril, hazard. It can also mean: risk.
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きけん (kiken). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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