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危ない
Readings

abunai
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
close (call), narrow (escape)

Interjection (kandoushi)
look out!, watch out!, be careful!

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 危ない
is [x]
危なくない
is not [x]
Past 危なかった
was [x]
危なくなかった
was not [x]
Te-form, Continuative 危なくて
is [x] and...
危なくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
ON: KUN: あぶ.ない, あや.うい, あや.ぶむ
dangerous, fear, uneasy

Stroke: 6 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 3-4-2 FC: 2721.1


Phrases
火は非常に危ない。
Parts: (ひ) 非常に (ひじょうに) 危ない (あぶない)
Fire is very dangerous.

彼は命が危ない。
Parts: (かれ) (いのち) 危ない (あぶない)
His life is in danger.

危ない空模様だ。
Parts: 危ない (あぶない) 空模様 (そらもよう)
The weather is threatening.

間一髪!危ないところでした。
Parts: 間一髪 (かんいっぱつ) 危ない (あぶない) (ところ)
That was a close call.

こんな夜更けに女の子の一人歩きは危ない。
Parts: こんな 夜更け (よふけ) 女の子 (おんなのこ) 一人歩き (ひとりあるき) 危ない (あぶない)
It is not safe for a girl to go out by herself so late at night.
It isn't safe for a girl to go out by herself so late at night.
It's not safe for a girl to go out by herself this late at night.