綱渡り

つなわたり
Alternative writings: 綱わたり, つな渡り
Frequency:
1

Tightrope walking; a high-wire act (walking along a thin rope or wire).

NounIrregular VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

サーカスの団員が高所で見事な綱渡りを披露した。

A circus performer displayed an impressive high-wire act at a great height.

公園にある古い綱渡りの遊具で子供たちが遊んでいた。

Children were playing on an old tightrope apparatus in the park.

綱渡りの練習には集中力とバランス感覚が必要だ。

Practicing the tightrope requires concentration and a sense of balance.

2

Figuratively, to tread a tightrope; to take a risky balancing act (operate precariously between dangers or difficulties).

NounIrregular VerbIntransitive VerbIdiomatic Expression

Examples

新しい事業は資金面で綱渡りの状態だ。

The new venture is financially walking a tightrope.

政治家は支持率を保つために綱渡りの発言を続けた。

The politician continued to make cautious, tightrope-like remarks to maintain approval ratings.

彼らは契約交渉で綱渡りの判断を迫られた。

They were forced to make tightrope-like decisions during the contract negotiations.