- 1. [exp, v1] to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
Kanji in this word
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事
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possiblyOn: ジ (ji)、 ズ (zu)Kun: こと (koto)、 つか.う (tsuka.u)、 つか.える (tsuka.eru)
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得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefitOn: トク (toku)Kun: え.る (e.ru)、 う.る (u.ru)
Example Sentences
こうして武田の悲鳴で通りすがりの船に気付いてもらえ、事なきをえました。
In this way a passing boat noticed them, thanks to Takeda's scream, and they survived without incident.