Meaning of あやう in Japanese
Words related to あやう
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(adj-i) dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
危ういところで少女は湖でおぼれそうになった。
It was a close call when the little girl almost drowned in the lake. - in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
- uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
- close (i.e. a close call); narrow
- (adv) barely; narrowly
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almost; nearly
我々はあやうく凍死するところだった。
We were nearly frozen to death.
- (exp) A wise man keeps away from danger
- (exp) know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
- (exp) If you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.
- (n) Yamato no Aya clan
- (n) Aya clan
