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Japanese

辛かろうじて

Kana かろうじて Romaji karoujite

JLPT N1 Common word

Definitions

01adverb

usually kana

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

Examples

われわれはかろうじて事故を免れた。

We narrowly missed the accident.

Tatoeba #191690

彼は辛うじて死を免れた。

He barely escaped death.

Tatoeba #103603

彼はかろうじて成功した。

He just barely succeeded.

Tatoeba #114079

Source

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