- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-i] dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger — usu. as 危ういところ
  2. 2. [adj-i] precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt; in jeopardy; uncertain; insecure; concerning; worrying

Conjugation — Adjective (―i)

Dictionary form (ayaui)
Polite (ayauidesu)
Past, plain (ayaukatta)
Past, polite (ayaukattadesu)
Negative, plain (ayaukunai)
Negative, polite (ayaukuarimasen)
Past negative, plain (ayaukunakatta)
Past negative, polite (ayaukuarimasendeshita)
Te-form (ayaukute)
Conditional (―ba) (ayaukereba)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

I had a narrow escape.
It was a close call when the little girl almost drowned in the lake.
He is now in the hospital and his life is in the balance.
Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.