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    3. 風前の灯

    風前の灯

    風ふう前ぜんの​灯ともしび

    precarious situation

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    風前の灯火風前のともし火風前のともしび風前之灯

    ふうぜんのともしび

    Noun

    1.
    precarious situation, precarious state
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    風
    かぜ・かざ-…(4)
    wind・air・style・manner
    Kanji
    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    Kanji
    灯
    ひ・ほ-・ともしび・とも.す・あかり…(1)
    lamp・a light・light・counter for lights
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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