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一刻を争う (いっこくをあらそう) — to race against time | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
一刻を争う

一刻を争う

一いっこく刻を争あらそう

to race against time

Kanji Vocab Daily Life20 strokes

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いっこくをあらそう

Verb

1.

to race against time

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Kanji that make up this word

ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)

one・one radical (no.1)

きざ.む・きざ.み…(1)

engrave・cut fine・chop・hash・mince…(2)

あらそ.う・いか.でか…(1)

contend・dispute・argue

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