覚束ない

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Japanese

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

(おぼ)(つか)ない (obotsukanai-i (adverbial (おぼ)(つか)なく (obotsukanaku))

  1. uncertain; unclear; hazy
  2. unreliable; unsteady
    覚束(おぼつか)ない足取(あしど)
    obotsukanai ashidori
    unsteady gait

Usage notes

Inflection

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN