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危うく[あやうく] (ayauku)

almost; nearly

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Meaning

危うく (あやうく, ayauku) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “almost; nearly”.

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Example sentences 12

彼かれは危あやうく車くるまにひかれるところだった

He was almost run over by a car.

彼かれは危あやうく死しを免まぬがれた。

He narrowly escaped being killed.

危あやうく溺おぼれるところだった。

I came near to being drowned.

危あやうくぶたれるのをまぬがれた。

I barely missed being struck.

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