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九死に一生 (きゅうしにいっしょう) — narrow escape from death | Kumi Dictionary

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九死に一生

九死に一生

九きゅう死しに一いっ生しょう

narrow escape from death

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きゅうしにいっしょう

Noun

1.

narrow escape from death

idiomatic expression

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Kanji that make up this word

ここの・ここの.つ…(6)

し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)

ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)

one・one radical (no.1)

い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)

life・genuine・birth

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