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    3. 死に際

    死に際

    死しに​際ぎわ

    one's last moments

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    死にぎわ死際

    しにぎわ

    Noun

    1.
    one's last moments, (on) the point of death, (on) one's deathbed

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    Characters that make up this word

    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    Kanji
    際
    きわ・-ぎわ…(2)
    occasion・side・edge・verge・dangerous…(4)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
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