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すれすれ

Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
擦れ擦れ

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

すれすれ or スレスレ • (suresure) -na (adnominal すれすれな (suresure na na), adverbial すれすれに (suresure ni ni))

  1. just barely, just squeaking by
  2. close to the point of grazing, whistling past, skimming

Noun edit

すれすれ or スレスレ • (suresure) 

  1. being by a thin margin
  2. grazing by

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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