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危うい (あやうい): dangerous, critical — Japanese vocabulary

危うい is read あやうい and means "dangerous, critical". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

危うい

Reading
あやうい · ayaui
Translation
dangerous, critical
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
あやういがあやういが

Example

危うい所を助かった。

あやういところをたすかった。

I had a narrow escape.

Kanji in this word

  • 危 — dangerous

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