How to say "peril" in Japanese

• 危険きけんJLPT N4approx.Common
  noun, na-adjectiveThe common, all-purpose word for danger; it covers 'peril' in most senses and is what you want for warnings and for saying that something is dangerous or unsafe.
  トムは危険きけんに直面ちょくめんして彼かれの勇気ゆうきを示しめした。↗

  Tom showed his courage in the face of danger.
• 危難きなん
  nounA less common word for peril that also covers distress; it suits serious danger that a person suffers or is caught up in, and adds a nuance of hardship that 危険 lacks.
• 危地きち
  nounA less common word for 'peril' as a dangerous position or predicament rather than danger in general; it suits a plan, undertaking or situation that has fallen into jeopardy.

For danger or peril in general, 危険 is the common, default word; 危難, less common, adds a nuance of distress; 危地, also less common, is for peril as a dangerous position or predicament.

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• 危険きけんdanger
• 危難きなんperil
• 危地きちdangerous position