How do you say "risqué" in Japanese?

“Risqué” in Japanese

Short answer

際どい kiwadoi きわどい

Risqué in Japanese is “際どい” (kiwadoi). Full meaning: risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady.

Other ways to say “Risqué” in Japanese

尾籠 birou indecent, indelicate, dirty, vulgar, risqué ビロウ birou indecent, indelicate, dirty, vulgar, risqué 際疾い kiwadoi risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady キワドイ kiwadoi risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady きわどい kiwadoi risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady 挑発的 chouhatsuteki provocative, incendiary, inflammatory; suggestive, lascivious, risqué 尾篭 birou indecent, indelicate, dirty, vulgar, risqué 際ど kiwado risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady 際疾 kiwado risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady 際疾く kiwadoku risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady 際疾え kiwadei risky, dangerous, hazardous, perilous, close (e.g. game), narrow (e.g. victory); suggestive, bordering on the obscene, risqué, delicate (e.g. question), questionable, shady

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