リスクrisuku
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Definitions
- nounrisk
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym危険きけんNeutralCovers danger, from a present hazard to a future chance of trouble: 「危険な場所」「発病の危険」. 「リスク」 weighs the likelihood and size of a bad outcome: 「事故のリスク」「リスク管理」.
- Synonym危険性きけんせいWrittenDenotes the likelihood or degree of danger, as in 「危険性が高い」; it skews to written/formal prose, while the loanword 「リスク」 is common in business and finance too.
- Antonym安全あんぜんNeutralMeans safety, the absence of danger; it stands opposite 「リスク」 in terms of whether risk is present.
Use 「リスク」 when weighing possible losses, as in 「リスクを取る」 or 「リスク管理」. For danger in general say 「危険」; for the likelihood or degree of danger, 「危険性」. The opposite of risk is 「安全」.
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