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険

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JLPT N3 Grade 5 precipitous

📖 English Meaning

harshness, edge

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
けん　さが　けわ
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Romaji:
ken　saga　kewa
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On'yomi:
ケン
Kun'yomi:
けわ(しい)
Character Meanings
険 narrow pass, strategic point
Radical
阜 阝
こざとへん
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Compound Words with 険
険し けわし、さがし
険しい けわしい
険しく けわしく
険呑 けんのん
険夷 けんい
険害 けんがい
険山 けんざん
険岨 けんそ
Related Words
険しい critical, rocky, steep, sheer, stern, harsh
険しく steeply
険しさ distressfulness, precipitousness
険峻 steep
険悪 heavy, stern
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