dangerous

(fishhook) + (misfortune)
★★★★★
6 strokes
ILL PAIR

Onyomi

KI

Keep your KEY in your pockets in this neighborhood, It's dangerous.

Mnemonic

Misfortune is MORE dangerous when there is a fishhook involved.

Kunyomi

( ) あぶ*ない dangerous. Although, in a society where grown people spend their lives listening to loudspeakers telling them "Please watch your step," the notion of dangerous is broad enough to be meaningless.

If your friend is in someone's way on the sidewalk, you can't say, "Move over, dumbass!" you have to say 'Abunai!' and furtively point at the person they are about to run into. However, if you are walking and someone is in YOUR way, you can't say 'abunai' . In fact, there is nothing you can say.
★★★★★

あや*うい on the brink of disaster or collapse. 1/2 KANA
☆☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

危機(きき)

social crisis ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA
(dangerous) + (machine) = 危機 (social crisis)

a social crisis (oil crisis, global warming, etc.)

危険(きけん)

risky, unsafe ★★☆☆☆
(dangerous) + (steep / risky) = 危険 (risky, unsafe)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
misfortune no hook!
dangerous FISHHOOK

It's a misfortune to lose your FISHHOOK, but it's dangerous to get the FISHHOOK in your eye!

Synonyms

dangerous
険悪    物騒    うさんくさい 気味悪い    危ない    意地汚い   
emergency vs. crisis
救急    危機