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    3. 死中求活

    死中求活

    死し中ちゅう求きゅう活かつ

    finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    しちゅうきゅうかつ

    Noun

    1.
    finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation, seeking a way out of a desperate situation
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 26

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    求
    もと.める…(2)
    request・want・wish for・require・demand
    活
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける…(1)
    lively・resuscitation・being helped・living
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