Practice JLPT
JLPT N1 Vocabulary

辛うじて (karoujite)

barely, narrowly, just manage to do st

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

辛うじて (かろうじて, karoujite) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “barely, narrowly, just manage to do st”.

Kanji in this word

辛 spicy

Example sentences 2

彼女かのじょは 涙なみだを 辛かろうじておさえた。

She restrained tears with difficulty.

際きわどいところを 辛かろうじて 助たかった。

I had a close shave.