A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 11 strokes

Precipitous ; Inaccessible Place ; Impregnable Position ; Steep Place ; Sharp Eyes

Readings on: ケン
Kun readings: けわ.しい

険しいけわしい — steep

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 危険きけん — danger; hazard; risk Word card → Source
• 冒険ぼうけん — adventure; danger; perilous enterprise Word card → Source
• 保険ほけん — Insurance Source
• 探険たんけん — shipping; exploration Source
• 険悪けんあく — dangerous; threatening (time); dangerous Source
• 険路けんろ — Pentu passage Source