Moji Ninja

険 — steep; risky

険 means “steep; risky”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ケン (ken). Kun'yomi: けわ(しい) (kewashii). You'll see it in words such as 険しい (kewashii, “precipitous; rugged”).

険
Stroke order of 険
Meaning
steep; risky
On'yomi
ケン (ken)
Kun'yomi
けわ(しい) (kewashii)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N2 · set Qualities 1

How to remember 険

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 人 person; roof · 一 one; floor · 口 mouth; box · 人 person; roof

Words with 険

WordReadingMeaning
険しいけわしい kewashii kunprecipitous; rugged

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