際どい

きわどい

Also written 際疾い

Meanings

1. い-adjective risky; dangerous; hazardous; perilous; close (e.g. game); narrow (e.g. victory)
2. suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); questionable; shady
3. extreme; harsh; cruel

Kanji

• 際 occasion. Read as きわ.

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.
• 際どいところを辛うじて助かった。
  I had a close shave.
• 際どかった。
  That was a close shave.
• 私は２、３秒のきわどいところで終バスに間に合った。
  I made the last bus by a few seconds.
• 彼女は機転を大いにきかせてきわどい質問をかわした。
  She showed a great deal of wit in handling the delicate question.

Common phrases

• 際どいコース
• 際どい判定
• 際どい勝負

Words containing 際どい

• 際どいところ (きわどいところ) close call

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