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    3. いざという時

    いざという時

    い​ざ​と​い​う​時とき

    at the critical moment

    NTNoun, AdverbDaily LifeKanji Vocab23 strokes

    いざと言う時

    いざというとき

    Noun, Adverb

    1.
    at the critical moment, when the time comes, when it's most important, when necessary, in an emergency, when push comes to shove

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    Characters that make up this word

    時
    とき・-どき…(3)
    time・hour
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    ざ
    za
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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