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きわど
い
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Usually written in kana
1. 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
Alt. forms
際
きわ
ど
い
59%
きわど
い
39%
際
きわ
疾
ど
い
Pitch accent
き
わど
い
Top 27400
Used in: 445
Composed of
きわ
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
きわどい
ところ
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
きわどい
所
ところ
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour