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きわどい is an exact match with one form of the following word:
際どい
BOOST
Reading : きわどい   
1. very close; close; narrow (e.g. narrow victory); dangerous; risky; hazardous  (often written with kana only)
2. suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); immoral; questionable; shady  (often written with kana only)
3. extreme; harsh; cruel  (archaic)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 56,028 which gives a rank of 19,871
際どい is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 91,000 (about 2,380,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 30 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
きわ
どい
ところ
かろ
うじて
たす
かった

I had a close shave.
きわ
どかった

That was a close shave.
きわ
どい
ところ

It was a narrow victory.
きわどい
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 99,000 (about 1,920,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 30 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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際疾い
BOOST
Reading : きわどい   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 182,000 (about 384,000 results)
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サイ    occasion   きわ    -ぎわ edge   
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hill   
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サイ   まつ festival   まつ to deify, enshrine   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ニク body part   
また again   
シツ    rapidly   
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シ   や arrow   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ill; illness
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