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辛うじて: barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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辛うじて

JLPT N1Vocabulary

辛(かろ)うじて

かろうじて

barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty

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Reading and meaning

Reading: かろうじて
Romaji: karoujite
Meaning: barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty
Word type: adverb

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

辛(かろ)うじて締(し)め切(き)りに間(ま)に合(あ)った。
I barely met the deadline.
辛(かろ)うじて命(いのち)を取(と)り留(と)めた。
I barely survived.
辛(かろ)うじて合格点(ごうかくてん)を上回

(

うわまわ

)

った。

I barely exceeded the passing score.

辛(かろ)うじて難(なん)を逃(のが)れた。

I narrowly escaped danger.

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