危 険 性(きけんせい)

きけんせい

noun

riskiness; danger; risk

1. riskiness; danger; degree of risk; potential hazard

The quality or degree of being dangerous or risky. Used to discuss the likelihood or potential for harm, often in discussions about safety, health, or decision-making.

危険性(きけんせい)が高(たか)い。

The risk is high.

この薬(くすり)には副作用(ふくさよう)の危険性(きけんせい)がある。

This medicine has a risk of side effects.

専門家(せんもんか)は地震(じしん)による津波(つなみ)の危険性(きけんせい)について警告(けいこく)を発(はっ)した。

Experts issued a warning about the risk of a tsunami caused by the earthquake.

Usage

危険性(きけんせい) adds the suffix 性(せい) (nature, quality) to 危険(きけん) (danger), making it refer to the degree or likelihood of danger rather than danger itself. Common in news, reports, and formal discussions.

Common collocations

危険性(きけんせい)が高(たか)い / 低(ひく)い (the risk is high / low)
危険性(きけんせい)がある (there is a risk)
危険性(きけんせい)を指摘(してき)する (to point out a risk)
危険性(きけんせい)を認識(にんしき)する (to recognize the risk)

Similar words

危険(きけん): danger — the state of being dangerous, more concrete
リスク: risk — loanword, commonly used in business contexts
恐(おそ)れ: fear/risk — often used in the pattern 〜の恐(おそ)れがある (there is a risk of)

Related Words

Related: 危険(きけん) (danger)

Synonym: リスク (risk (loanword))

Compare: 恐(おそ)れ (fear/risk)

Compare: 毒性(どくせい) (toxicity)

Compare: 危(あや)うさ (precariousness)

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