Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to fear, to doubt, to have misgivings about, to worry about, to be anxious about, to be apprehensive about.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
危ぶむ あやぶむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dangerous, fear, uneasy
キ あや.うい あぶ.ない (6th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
unlucky, misfortune, bad luck
ヤク (9th, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)