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Zach

彼はかろうじて災難を免れた。

Sentence Analyzer

かろうじて 災難 免れた

English Translation

He narrowly escaped the disaster.

Furigana

(かれ)はかろうじて災難(さいなん)(まぬか)れた。

Romanji

Kare wa karōjite sainan o manukareta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
辛うじて (かろうじて)
barely; narrowly; just manage to do something
災難 (さいなん)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
()
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.
免れる (まぬがれる、まぬかれる)
to escape from; to be rescued from; to avoid; to evade; to avert; to elude; to be exempted; to be relieved from pain; to get rid of

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: サイ、 わざわ.い
Meanings: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: メン、 まぬか.れる、 まぬが.れる
Meanings: excuse, dismissal