険

Etymology
Japanese shinjitai.

Han character

 * 1) narrow pass, strategic point

Related characters

 * 検, 験, 剣

Kanji

 * 1) steep, severe, perilous

Noun

 * 1) steepness (of mountain); steep land
 * 2) hardness, difficulty
 * 3) a cold and severe feeling that appears in the facial and speech expressions; sternness
 * 1) hardness, difficulty
 * 2) a cold and severe feeling that appears in the facial and speech expressions; sternness
 * 1) a cold and severe feeling that appears in the facial and speech expressions; sternness
 * 1) a cold and severe feeling that appears in the facial and speech expressions; sternness

Adjective

 * 1) stern
 * 2)  steep
 * 1)  steep
 * 1)  steep

Adjective

 * 1) high and steep (of mountain)