Japanese DictionaryDefinition of あやうい
- (adj-i) dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
危ういところで少女は湖でおぼれそうになった。
It was a close call when the little girl almost drowned in the lake. - in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
- uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
- close (i.e. a close call); narrow