Word details

かろうじて

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word かろうじて.

Dictionary

Entry

ろうじて辛うじてAdverbUsually kanaFreq #5390
1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

Examples
われわれはかろうじて事故を免れた。
We narrowly missed the accident.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

spicy, bitter, hot, acrid

7 strokesFrequency 1,607JLPT N2Grade 8

On

シン

Kun

から.いつら.い-づら.いかのと

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