Word details
危うく
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 危うく.
Dictionary
Entry
1
barely; narrowly
2
almost; nearly
Examples
我々はあやうく凍死するところだった。
We were nearly frozen to death.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
危
dangerous, fear, uneasy
6 strokesFrequency 606JLPT N2Grade 6
On
キ
Kun
あぶ.ないあや.ういあや.ぶむ
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