際どい | Japanese meaning

際どい【きわどい】

Frequency rank: 24,782. – 24,925.

adjective (keiyoushi)

risky; dangerous; hazardous; perilous; close (e.g. game); narrow (e.g. victory)word usually written using kana alone
suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); questionable; shadyword usually written using kana alone
extreme; harsh; cruelarchaism

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Example sentences

2 results

1. 。

She showed a great deal of wit in handling the delicate question.

2. 。

That was a close shave.

Frequency rank: 24,782. – 24,925.

adjective (keiyoushi)

risky; dangerous; hazardous; perilous; close (e.g. game); narrow (e.g. victory)word usually written using kana alone
suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); questionable; shadyword usually written using kana alone
extreme; harsh; cruelarchaism

Forms