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Definition and Synonyms for 危うい
1. | 危ない | 危機または危険を起こすまたはそれらを伴う |
Unsafe | involving or causing danger or risk | |
Synonyms: | やばい, 剣呑, 危うい, 危ない, 危険, 物騒 | |
2. | 険しい | 危機または非常事態になる、または、危機または非常事態に近づく |
Critical | being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency | |
Synonyms: | 危うい, 危ない, 深刻, 険しい | |
3. | 危ない | 大きな危害を脅かすことにより恐れまたは不安を引き起こすさま |
Severe | causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | |
Synonyms: | やばい, 危うい, 危ない, 危険, 深刻, 重大 | |
4. | おぼつかなげ | 信用または保証が足りない、または足りないことを示している |
Unsure | lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance | |
Synonyms: | うろん, あやふや, おぼつかない, 不正確, 不確か, 不確実, 危うい, 危ない, 危なっかしい, 心もとない, 怪しい, 疑わしい, 訝しい | |
5. | リスク | 死やけがを覚悟の上で行う冒険 |
Risk | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | |
Synonyms: | リスク, おっかない, 冒険, 危うい, 危ない, 危機, 危殆, 危険, 危険性, 危難, 恐る, 恐れ, 恐れる | |
6. | 危ない | リスクや危険を伴うさま |
Risky | involving risk or danger | |
Synonyms: | やばい, 危うい, 危ない, 危険 | |
7. | 危ない | 苦痛または危害を招きやすい |
Unsafe | liable to hurt or harm | |
Synonyms: | やばい, 剣呑, 危うい, 危ない, 危険, 物騒 |
Meanings for each kanji in 危うい
» | 危 | dangerous; fear; uneasy |
Categories 危うい is a member of
1. | 特に結果が不確な冒険的な事業 | |
Venture | any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome | |
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Conjugations for 危うい
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Sample Sentences for 危うい
猫をさけるためバスは道をそれてドライバーは「危ういところだったな」といった。
When the bus swerved to miss a cat, the driver said, "That was a close call."
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