危険
きけん · kiken · JLPT N4 · noun
danger
⚠️ 危険 = perilous (危) + steep (険); sounds like key-ken
危 means perilous and 険 means steep or precipitous, so the compound is literally perilous-steep: danger. Sound hook: kiken is close to chicken, and a danger is exactly what makes you chicken out.