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擦れ擦れ

Reading

Kana: すれすれ
Romaji: suresure
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: サツ、 す.る、 す.れる、 -ず.れ、 こす.る、 こす.れる
Meanings: grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour

Example Sentences

自動車(じどうしゃ)(かく)をすれすれに(かよ)った。
➥The car just shaved the corner.
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(ぼく)終電(しゅうでん)にすれすれのところで()()った。
➥I was just in time for the last train.
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飛行機(ひこうき)管制塔(かんせいとう)(うえ)をすれすれに()んだ。
➥The plane buzzed the control tower.
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飛行機(ひこうき)墜落(ついらく)する(まえ)地面(じめん)すれすれに()んだ。
➥The airplane skimmed the ground before it crashed.
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