In Japanese, "dangerous" is 危険な (kiken na). It is a adjective pronounced "kee-keh-n nah".
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危険な is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as kiken na, it sounds roughly like "kee-keh-n nah" to an English ear.
あの道はとても危険です。
Ano michi wa totemo kiken desu.
That road is very dangerous.
Kiken na (危険な) is a na-adjective meaning dangerous or hazardous. Warning signs in Japan frequently use this word. The opposite is anzen na (safe).
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危険な is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
危険な is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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