危うい

Meanings

1. I-adjective

   dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger

2. I-adjective

   precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt; in jeopardy; uncertain; insecure; concerning; worrying

In Spanish

1. peligroso; arriesgado; aventurado; incierto; dudoso; inseguro

Kanji in this word

• 危

Example sentences

• 危あやうい所ところを助たすかった。

  I had a narrow escape.

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• 危あやういところで少女しょうじょは湖みずうみ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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