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    3. 瀕死

    瀕死

    瀕ひん死し

    (on the) verge of death

    KMT10News #41+1Noun, ParticleMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab26 strokes

    ひん死

    ひんし

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    (on the) verge of death

    Stroke 0 / 25

    Speed1.0x

    その動どう物ぶつは瀕ひん死しの状じょう態たいだった。

    That animal was on the verge of death.

    KMT10AnimalsMedicine & Health
    事じ故こ現げん場ばでは、瀕ひん死しの重じゅう傷しょう者しゃが何なん人にんもいた。

    At the accident scene, there were many critically injured people on the verge of death.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    瀕ひん死しの重じゅう傷しょうを負おった兵へい士しは、奇き跡せき的てきに一いち命めいを取とり留とめた。

    The soldier, critically wounded and on the verge of death, miraculously survived.

    KMT10MilitaryMedicine & Health
    医い師したちは瀕ひん死しの患かん者じゃを救すくうため、全ぜん力りょくを尽つくした。

    The doctors did their best to save the patient on the verge of death.

    KMT10Medicine & Health
    瀕ひん死しの子こ猫ねこを保ほ護ごし、動どう物ぶつ病びょう院いんで治ち療りょうを受うけた。

    We rescued a kitten on the verge of death and it received treatment at an animal hospital.

    KMT10AnimalsMedicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    瀕
    ほとり…(1)
    shore・brink・verge
    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
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