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    3. 危機一髪

    危機一髪

    危き機き一いっ髪ぱつ

    by a hair's breadth

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab37 strokes

    危機一発

    ききいっぱつ

    Noun

    1.
    by a hair's breadth, in the nick of time, touch and go, close call, critical moment
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 37

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    危
    あぶ.ない・あや.うい・あや.ぶむ…(1)
    dangerous・fear・uneasy
    機
    はた…(1)
    loom・mechanism・machine・airplane・opportunity…(3)
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    髪
    かみ…(3)
    hair of the head
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