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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

危き惧ぐ

kigu

concern, apprehension

Example sentences

  1. また、防犯ぼうはんカメラの設置せっちが「プライバシーの侵害しんがいにつながらないか」と危惧きぐする声こえもある。

    In addition, there are apprehensive voices that the installment of security camera might violate privacy.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 共倒ともだおれが危惧きぐされる事態じたいとなった。

    There was a concern that they would end up cutting each other’s throats.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. こうした大規模伐採だいきぼばっさいによる演習林えんしゅうりんの荒廃こうはいが進すすむにつれて、大学関係者だいがくかんけいしゃだけでなく地権者ちけんしゃの側がわにおいても危惧きぐと不安ふあんの声こえが上あがるようになった。

    As the state of the field practice forest deteriorated even further by large scale logging, not only people on the university side but also the land-owning side began to voice their anxiety and apprehension about the situation.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 危惧

  • 危dangerous; fearOnキKunあぶない・あやうい・あやぶむ
  • 惧fear; be afraid ofOnク・グKunおそれる

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