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危ない

あぶない

dangerous, uncertain

Mnemonic

One figure up on the cliff and another one directly underneath, and neither has looked up. Ah あ, boo ぶ, nigh ない. That road, with all the cars on it: あぶない.

Built from

dangerous
A figure crouched at the top of a cliff with another underneath it. Nothing good is about to happen.

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