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危うい
あやうい
N2
i-adjective
Meanings
1
dangerous
2
critical
3
in danger
4
facing imminent danger
5
precarious (situation)
6
perilous (state, balance, etc.)
7
in doubt
Example sentence
危ういところで少女は湖でおぼれそうになった。
It was a close call when the little girl almost drowned in the lake.
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Kanji in this word
危
Dangerous, Fear, Uneasy
6 strokes
More words with
危
危機
きき ·
crisis
N1
危険
きけん ·
danger
N4
危うく
あやうく ·
barely
危惧
きぐ ·
apprehension
危険性
きけんせい ·
(degree of) risk
危篤
Full entry on Jisho
きとく ·
critical condition
危ぶむ
あやぶむ ·
to fear
N1
危ない
あぶない ·
dangerous
N5
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