危ない

あぶない · abunai · JLPT N5 · i-adj

dangerous

⚠️ abunai: a bun? Nah, eye it first — that bun is dangerous

Sound-alike: a-bu-nai splits into a bun + nai. The kanji 危 is the danger of 危険 (kiken), and 〜ない here is just the i-adjective ending, not a negative. Shouted alone, Abunai! means Watch out!

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