辛うじて (かろうじて): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

辛うじて (かろうじて) means barely / just manage to / narrowly.

See example sentences below.

辛うじて at a glance

辛うじて

かろうじてkaroujite

N1adv

barely / just manage to / narrowly

辛うじてかろうじてkaroujiteN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

barely / just manage to / narrowly

Example 1

辛うじて試験に合格した。

Translation

I barely passed the exam.

Example 2

彼は辛うじて約束の時間に間に合った。

Translation

He just managed to be on time for the appointment.