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    3. 九死に一生を得る

    九死に一生を得る

    九きゅう死しに​一いっ生しょうを​得える​

    to have a narrow escape from death

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab32 strokes

    きゅうしにいっしょうをえる

    Verb

    1.
    to have a narrow escape from death
    idiomatic expression

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    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    九
    ここの・ここの.つ…(6)
    nine
    Kanji
    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    Kanji
    得
    え.る・う.る…(3)
    gain・get・find・earn・acquire…(6)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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