彼は間一髪でひかれるところを危うく逃れた。

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English Translation

He escaped being run over by a hair's breadth.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は間一髪(かんいっぱつ)でひかれるところを危(あや)うく逃(のが)れた。

Romanji

Kare wa kan'ippatsu de hikareru tokoro o ayauku nogareta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

間一髪 (かんいっぱつ)

hair's breadth

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

轢く (ひく)

to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

危うい (あやうい)

dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow

逃れる (のがれる)

to escape