"すれすれ" meaning in Japanese

See すれすれ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [sɨɾe̞sɨɾe̞] Forms: すれすれ [canonical], スレスレ [canonical], suresure [romanization], すれすれな [adnominal], すれすれに [adverbial]
Head templates: {{ja-adj|スレスレ|infl=na}} すれすれ or スレスレ • (suresure) -na (adnominal すれすれな (suresure na), adverbial すれすれに (suresure ni))
  1. just barely, just squeaking by
    Sense id: en-すれすれ-ja-adj-l--LoW5e
  2. close to the point of grazing, whistling past, skimming
    Sense id: en-すれすれ-ja-adj-xFbQ8I-j Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, 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: 6 75 13 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 55 25 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 9 63 19 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 63 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 85 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 86 5 5

Noun

IPA: [sɨɾe̞sɨɾe̞] Forms: すれすれ [canonical], スレスレ [canonical], suresure [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|スレスレ}} すれすれ or スレスレ • (suresure)
  1. being by a thin margin
    Sense id: en-すれすれ-ja-noun-zWS6xsnd
  2. grazing by
    Sense id: en-すれすれ-ja-noun-93V~MKKY

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "すれすれ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "スレスレ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suresure",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すれすれな",
      "roman": "suresure na",
      "tags": [
        "adnominal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すれすれに",
      "roman": "suresure ni",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "just barely, just squeaking by"
      ],
      "id": "en-すれすれ-ja-adj-l--LoW5e",
      "links": [
        [
          "barely",
          "barely"
        ],
        [
          "squeaking",
          "squeaking"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 75 13 7",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "close to the point of grazing, whistling past, skimming"
      ],
      "id": "en-すれすれ-ja-adj-xFbQ8I-j",
      "links": [
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "grazing",
          "grazing"
        ],
        [
          "whistling",
          "whistling"
        ],
        [
          "skimming",
          "skimming"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "すれすれ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨɾe̞sɨɾe̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "すれすれ"
}

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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suresure",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "being by a thin margin"
      ],
      "id": "en-すれすれ-ja-noun-zWS6xsnd",
      "links": [
        [
          "margin",
          "margin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grazing by"
      ],
      "id": "en-すれすれ-ja-noun-93V~MKKY"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "すれすれ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨɾe̞sɨɾe̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "すれすれ"
}

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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese hiragana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese な-na adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "スレスレ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "suresure",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すれすれな",
      "roman": "suresure na",
      "tags": [
        "adnominal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "すれすれに",
      "roman": "suresure ni",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "just barely, just squeaking by"
      ],
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          "barely",
          "barely"
        ],
        [
          "squeaking",
          "squeaking"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "close",
          "close"
        ],
        [
          "grazing",
          "grazing"
        ],
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          "whistling",
          "whistling"
        ],
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          "skimming",
          "skimming"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨɾe̞sɨɾe̞]"
    }
  ],
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese な-na adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "canonical"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[sɨɾe̞sɨɾe̞]"
    }
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}

Download raw JSONL data for すれすれ meaning in Japanese (2.3kB)

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