1.
to involve danger; to be fraught with risk; to carry risk within
To contain inherent danger or risk within something. The verb 孕む literally means 'to be pregnant with,' giving the sense that danger lurks within and may emerge. Used in formal or written contexts.
この計画は危険を孕んでいる。
This plan involves danger.
新しい技術は大きな可能性とともに危険も孕んでいる。
New technology carries great potential along with inherent risks.
安易な判断は大きな危険を孕むことがある。
Hasty decisions can be fraught with great danger.
USAGE:
The verb 孕む literally means "to be pregnant" or "to conceive," giving this expression a vivid metaphorical force — danger is "gestating" within the situation. It implies hidden, latent risk rather than obvious danger. Common in news, essays, and formal writing.
PATTERN:
The ～を孕む pattern is used with other abstract nouns: 矛盾を孕む (to contain contradictions), 問題を孕む (to involve problems).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 危険を孕んだ状況 (a situation fraught with danger)
- 大きな危険を孕む (to carry great risk)
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- 危険が伴う: to be accompanied by danger — similar but less literary
- リスクがある: to have risk — straightforward and neutral
- 危険をはらんでいる: same expression in ている form — most common usage