Word · 単語
危うい
Reading あやうい
dangerous
- 1 dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger — usu. as 危ういところ
- 2 precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying
N2
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例文 · examples
危うい所を助かった。
I had a narrow escape.
sense 1 · dangerous
彼は今入院中で、生きられるかどうかは危うい状態だ。
He is now in the hospital and his life is in the balance.
sense 2 · precarious (situation)
君子危うきに近寄らず。
Keep out of harm's way.
彼は危ういところで死なずにすんだ。
He barely missed being killed.
sense 1 · dangerous
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.
sense 1 · dangerous