JLPT N1 · Adverb

かろうじて (karoujite)

かろうじて is a Japanese adverb meaning “barely; narrowly”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かろうじて
Romaji: karoujite
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

われわれはかろうじて事故を免れた。

We narrowly missed the accident.

Tatoeba #191690

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1365870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.