Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 擦れ擦れ(すれすれ) in Japanese

擦れ擦れ
Kana Reading
すれすれ
Romaji
suresure
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close
    Example sentence
    僕は終電にすれすれのところで間に合った。 I was just in time for the last train.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin
    Example sentence
    飛行機は墜落する前に地面すれすれに飛んだ。 The airplane skimmed the ground before it crashed.

Examples of 擦れ擦れ, すれすれ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

擦 JLPT 1

17 strokes

grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour

On'Yomi: サツ

Kun'Yomi: す.る, す.れる, -ず.れ, こす.る, こす.れる

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