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危うい

precarious; in danger

危う precarious; in danger + い adjective-forming; having the quality of
adjective · present tense Rare #44,660
precarious; in danger Describes a situation or future that is unstable or uncertain and may end badly.
JA: 祖国の運命が危うい。
EN: The fate of the homeland is precarious.
Forms of 危うい
危うくあやうく危うい

彼は今入院中で、生きられるかどうかは危うい状態だ。

He is currently hospitalized and in critical condition, with his life hanging in the balance.

祖国の運命が危うい

The fate of our homeland is in jeopardy.

— さらば、わが愛／覇王別姫 (1993)

でも私は、治安判事や読者評議会と何度か危ういことになっていた。

But I’d had a few close calls with the magistrates and the readers’ council.