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かのじょ
彼女
は
あや
危
うく
できし
溺死
するところだった。
She almost drowned.
Grammar and points of interest
〜ところ 〜ところ
 
just (about to / doing / almost)
彼女は危うく溺死するところだった。
Words
か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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あ や う く 0
1. barely; narrowly  (see also: 危うい)
2. almost; nearly
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で き し 0
death by drowning
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と こ ろ 3 と こ ろ 0
Most common form: 所
noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
危
キ   あぶない dangerous   あやぶむ to be apprehensive of   あやうく barely, narrowly; almost   
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厄
ヤク    unlucky   
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㔾
seal
⺈
corner
溺
デキ   おぼれる to drown; to indulge   
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弱
ジャク   よわい weak   よわる to weaken, to be troubled   よわまる to weaken, to abate   よわめる to weaken, to break the force of   
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弜
double bow; strong   
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弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
羽
ウ   はね feather   わ counter for birds   
氵
スイ   みず water   
死
シ   death   しぬ die   
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歹
death
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
匕
さじ spoon   
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