危うい
Reading
Kana:
あやうい
Romaji:
ayaui
Definitions
1
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
2
in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
3
uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
4
close (i.e. a close call); narrow
Kanji
Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy
Example Sentences
➥Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.
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➥It was a close call when the little girl almost drowned in the lake.
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