"危うい" meaning in Japanese

See 危うい in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [a̠ja̠ɯ̟i]
Head templates: {{ja-adj|あやうい|hhira=あやふい|infl=i}} 危(あや)うい • (ayaui) ^(←あやふい (ayafui)?)-i (adverbial 危(あや)うく (ayauku)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=く|attributive=い|conditional=ければ|conjunctive=くて|continuative=く|degree=さ|formal=い です|formal_negative=く ない です|formal_negative_past=く なかった です|formal_past=かった です|hypothetical=けれ|imperative=かれ|imperfective=かろ|informal_negative=く ない|informal_negative_past=く なかった|informal_past=かった|kana=あやう|lemma=危う|provisional=かったら|terminal=い|volitional=かろう}} Forms: 危うい [canonical] (ruby: (あや)), ayaui [romanization], ayafui [romanization], 危うく [adverbial] (ruby: (あや)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 危うかろ [imperfective, stem], あやうかろ [imperfective, stem], ayaukaro [imperfective], 危うく [continuative, stem], あやうく [continuative, stem], ayauku [continuative], 危うい [stem, terminative], あやうい [stem, terminative], ayaui [terminative], 危うい [attributive, stem], あやうい [attributive, stem], ayaui [attributive], 危うけれ [hypothetical, stem], あやうけれ [hypothetical, stem], ayaukere [hypothetical], 危うかれ [imperative, stem], あやうかれ [imperative, stem], ayaukare [imperative], 危うくない [informal, negative], あやうくない [informal, negative], ayauku nai [informal, negative], 危うかった [informal, past], あやうかった [informal, past], ayaukatta [informal, past], 危うくなかった [informal, negative, past], あやうくなかった [informal, negative, past], ayauku nakatta [informal, negative, past], 危ういです [formal], あやういです [formal], ayaui desu [formal], 危うくないです [formal, negative], あやうくないです [formal, negative], ayauku nai desu [formal, negative], 危うかったです [formal, past], あやうかったです [formal, past], ayaukatta desu [formal, past], 危うくなかったです [formal, negative, past], あやうくなかったです [formal, negative, past], ayauku nakatta desu [formal, negative, past], 危うくて [conjunctive], あやうくて [conjunctive], ayaukute [conjunctive], 危うければ [conditional], あやうければ [conditional], ayaukereba [conditional], 危うかったら [conditional, past], あやうかったら [conditional, past], ayaukattara [conditional, past], 危うかろう [volitional], あやうかろう [volitional], ayaukarō [volitional], 危うく [adverbial], あやうく [adverbial], ayauku [adverbial], 危うさ [noun-from-adj], あやうさ [noun-from-adj], ayausa [noun-from-adj]
  1. dangerous, critical, serious Synonyms (dangerous): 危険 (kiken) (ruby: 危険(きけん))
    Sense id: en-危うい-ja-adj-bS0ICFid Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 62 10 28 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 74 7 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 78 7 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 77 7 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 78 6 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 13 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 26 35 Disambiguation of 'dangerous': 99 1 0
  2. uncertain, unreliable, insecure Synonyms (uncertain): おぼつかない (obotsukanai), 不確実 (fukakujitsu)
    Sense id: en-危うい-ja-adj-AYV-ETd7 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 13 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 26 35 Disambiguation of 'uncertain': 2 96 1
  3. limping, narrow, close
    Sense id: en-危うい-ja-adj-d9KETapU Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 24 17 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 13 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 26 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (all meanings): 危ない (abunai) (ruby: (あぶ))
Disambiguation of 'all meanings': 0 0 0
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "危うい",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "危",
          "あや"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaui",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayafui",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うく",
      "roman": "ayauku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "危",
          "あや"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaui",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaui",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危ういです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやういです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaui desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayausa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "あやうい",
        "hhira": "あやふい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "危(あや)うい • (ayaui) ^(←あやふい (ayafui)?)-i (adverbial 危(あや)うく (ayauku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "あやう",
        "lemma": "危う",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "62 10 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 7 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 7 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 7 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 6 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 13 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 26 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A thinking without learning is just dangerous.",
          "roman": "Omotte mo manabaneba sunawachi ayaui.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "まな"
            ],
            [
              "即",
              "すなわ"
            ],
            [
              "危",
              "あや"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "思っても学ばねば即ち危うい。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dangerous, critical, serious"
      ],
      "id": "en-危うい-ja-adj-bS0ICFid",
      "links": [
        [
          "dangerous",
          "dangerous"
        ],
        [
          "critical",
          "critical"
        ],
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1 0",
          "roman": "kiken",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "危険",
              "きけん"
            ]
          ],
          "sense": "dangerous",
          "word": "危険"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "43 13 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 26 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "His winning seems insecure.",
          "roman": "Kare no tōsen wa ayaui.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
            [
              "当選",
              "とうせん"
            ],
            [
              "危",
              "あや"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "彼の当選は危うい。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "uncertain, unreliable, insecure"
      ],
      "id": "en-危うい-ja-adj-AYV-ETd7",
      "links": [
        [
          "uncertain",
          "uncertain"
        ],
        [
          "unreliable",
          "unreliable"
        ],
        [
          "insecure",
          "insecure"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 96 1",
          "roman": "obotsukanai",
          "sense": "uncertain",
          "word": "おぼつかない"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 96 1",
          "roman": "fukakujitsu",
          "sense": "uncertain",
          "word": "不確実"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 17 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 13 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 26 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I had a narrow escape.",
          "roman": "Ayaui tokoro o tasukatta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "危",
              "あや"
            ],
            [
              "所",
              "ところ"
            ],
            [
              "助",
              "たす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "危うい所を助かった。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "limping, narrow, close"
      ],
      "id": "en-危うい-ja-adj-d9KETapU",
      "links": [
        [
          "limping",
          "limping"
        ],
        [
          "narrow",
          "narrow"
        ],
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あやうい"
    },
    {
      "other": "あやうい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ja̠ɯ̟i]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "abunai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "危",
          "あぶ"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "all meanings",
      "word": "危ない"
    }
  ],
  "word": "危うい"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Japanese adjectives",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese い-i adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "危うい",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "危",
          "あや"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaui",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayafui",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うく",
      "roman": "ayauku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "危",
          "あや"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaui",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaui",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危ういです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやういです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaui desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayaukarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayauku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "危うさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あやうさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayausa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "あやうい",
        "hhira": "あやふい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "危(あや)うい • (ayaui) ^(←あやふい (ayafui)?)-i (adverbial 危(あや)うく (ayauku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "あやう",
        "lemma": "危う",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A thinking without learning is just dangerous.",
          "roman": "Omotte mo manabaneba sunawachi ayaui.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ],
            [
              "学",
              "まな"
            ],
            [
              "即",
              "すなわ"
            ],
            [
              "危",
              "あや"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "思っても学ばねば即ち危うい。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dangerous, critical, serious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dangerous",
          "dangerous"
        ],
        [
          "critical",
          "critical"
        ],
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "His winning seems insecure.",
          "roman": "Kare no tōsen wa ayaui.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
            [
              "当選",
              "とうせん"
            ],
            [
              "危",
              "あや"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "彼の当選は危うい。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "uncertain, unreliable, insecure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "uncertain",
          "uncertain"
        ],
        [
          "unreliable",
          "unreliable"
        ],
        [
          "insecure",
          "insecure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I had a narrow escape.",
          "roman": "Ayaui tokoro o tasukatta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "危",
              "あや"
            ],
            [
              "所",
              "ところ"
            ],
            [
              "助",
              "たす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "危うい所を助かった。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "limping, narrow, close"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "limping",
          "limping"
        ],
        [
          "narrow",
          "narrow"
        ],
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あやうい"
    },
    {
      "other": "あやうい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ja̠ɯ̟i]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "abunai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "危",
          "あぶ"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "all meanings",
      "word": "危ない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kiken",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "危険",
          "きけん"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "dangerous",
      "word": "危険"
    },
    {
      "roman": "obotsukanai",
      "sense": "uncertain",
      "word": "おぼつかない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fukakujitsu",
      "sense": "uncertain",
      "word": "不確実"
    }
  ],
  "word": "危うい"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 危うい meaning in Japanese (8.1kB)

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