危うい
あやうい · ayaui · JLPT N2 · i-adj
dangerous
🧨 ayaui sounds like Ay-ya, oo-ee! — the yelp when things turn dangerous
The kanji 危 means danger, the same one used in 危険 (kiken, danger) and in Chinese 危险. 危うい also means narrowly or barely: 危うく助かった means you were saved by a hair.