辛うじて (Karoujite) is a Japanese adverb meaning “barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty”.
Meanings
- adverbbarely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
Examples
彼は辛うじて死を免れた。
He barely escaped death.
彼はかろうじて成功した。
He just barely succeeded.
私達はかろうじて逃れた。
We had a narrow escape.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).