Definition of 危うく (あやうく)

あや

危うく

あやうく

ayauku

Common word

adverb

barely, narrowly

almost, nearly

Related Kanji

危	dangerous, fear, uneasy

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 40 results)

かのじょ

彼女

は

あや

危うく

「

し

」

い

She was within an ace of saying "I don't know"

かれ

あや

くるま

ひ

He narrowly escaped being run over

こ

あや

おぼ

The child was almost drowned

しょうねん

かわ

お

The boy all but fell into the river

あや

おぼ

I came near to being drowned

ろうじん

あや

くるま

The old man narrowly escaped being run over by a car

かのじょ

たす

あや

しごと

うしな

I ran the risk of losing my job to help her

あ

とき

、

あや

たお

As the door slid open, he almost fell onto the platform

こども

おぼ

The child came near being drowned

まちが

I nearly made a mistake

かのじょ

あや

おぼ

She came near to drowning

かれ

He was nearly drowned

かのじょ

あや

じどうしゃ

She came very near being run over by a motorcar

かのじょ

じてんしゃ

She was nearly hit by a bicycle

かれ

あや

くるま

He came near being hit by a car

わたし

あや

I was nearly run over by a truck

しょうねん

たす

わたし

あや

おぼ

I came near being drowned, trying to rescue a boy

わたし

あや

はんざい

まこ

I came near to getting involved in a crime

かれ

あや

じこ

し

He barely missed being killed in the accident

ろうじん

くるま

The old man narrowly escaped being run over by a car

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