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際どい

きわどい

usually kana

Readings

きわどい

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adj-irisky; dangerous; hazardous; perilous; close (e.g. game); narrow (e.g. victory)
  2. 2.
    adj-isuggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); questionable; shady
  3. 3.
    adj-iextreme; harsh; cruel

Kanji breakdown

際
N414 strokesGrade 5

Example sentences

きわどいところで終電に間に合った。

I was just in time for the last train.

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際どいきわどい

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

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