けん
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. steepness; steep place
2. harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
esp. 険, but also written as 権 or 慳
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
danger; peril; hazard; risk
steep; dangerous
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
forbidding look; uncanny look
steep mountain; precipitous mountain
(prefectural) road in poor condition