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危な危な (あぶなあぶな) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

危あぶな危あぶな

Meanings

1

timidly; nervously; with trepidation

Describes doing something in a hesitant, fearful manner, often because the situation feels risky or dangerous. Reduplication of 危ない (dangerous), emphasizing a state of caution or anxiety.

彼かれは危あぶな危あぶなと綱つなを渡わたった。
He crossed the rope timidly.
初はじめての発はっ表ぴょうで

Kanji

危dangerous, fear, uneasy

Related words

危あぶない
危ない is an adjective meaning 'dangerous' or 'risky'. 危な危な is its reduplicated adverbial form, focusing on the timid or fearful manner of an action.
おどおど
おどおど describes a more general timidity or lack of confidence, often in social situations. 危な危な specifically implies fear due to perceived danger.

Etymology

Reduplication of the stem of the adjective 危ない (abunai, 'dangerous'), forming an adverb that expresses doing something in a fearful, cautious manner.

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危あぶ

な

危あぶ

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と

話はな

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始はじ

め

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At her first presentation, she started speaking nervously.