険 Kanji for precipitous

N3–N2Grade 511 strokes

precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes

Kun: けわ.しい
On: ケン

険 is the Japanese kanji for precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes. It is written with 11 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is けわ.しい and its on reading is ケン.

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Words with 険

険けわしいprecipitous, rugged, inaccessible
危き険けんdanger, peril, hazard
保ほ険けんinsurance
冒ぼう険けんadventure, venture
険けん悪あくdangerous, perilous, threatening
保ほ険けん金きんinsurance payout, insurance money

Practice 険 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.