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kiwadoi
i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[きわ()··]
kiwadoi
[きわ()·()·]
kiwadoi

English Meaning(s) for きわどい

i adjective
  1. risky; dangerous; hazardous; perilous; close (e.g. game); narrow (e.g. victory)
  2. suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); questionable; shady
  3. extreme; harsh; cruel

Stroke Order Diagrams for きわどい

Conjugations for きわどい

Adjective stem
kiwado
te-form
kiwadokute
Negative te-form
kiwadokunakute
Adverbial Form
kiwadoku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kiwadoi
Present Indicative Negative Form
kiwadokunai
Past Indicative Form
kiwadokatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kiwadokunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
kiwadokereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
kiwadokunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
kiwadokunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
kiwadokattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
kiwadokunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
kiwadosa

Sample Sentences for きわどい

I was just in time for the last train.
We were only just in time for the last train.
I made the last bus by a few seconds.
She showed a great deal of wit in handling the delicate question.

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