あやうい

危 うい

Common word

  1. adjective (keiyoushi)

    dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger
    usu. as 危ういところ

    • 危うい所を助かった。
      I had a narrow escape.
    • 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.

  2. adjective (keiyoushi)

    precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying

    • 彼は今入院中で、生きられるかどうかは危うい状態だ。
      He is now in the hospital and his life is in the balance.
    • 敵対勢力間の和平交渉再開だけに、関係は危うい。
      Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.