Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 瀬戸際

    瀬戸際

    瀬せ戸と際ぎわ

    brink

    KMT8News #18+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab37 strokes

    せとぎわ

    Noun

    1.
    brink, verge, critical moment, crucial moment

    Stroke 0 / 37

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは人じん生せいの瀬せ戸と際ぎわに立たたされている。

    He is standing at a critical moment in his life.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    交こう渉しょうは決けつ裂れつ寸すん前ぜんの瀬せ戸と際ぎわで合ごう意いに達たっした。

    The negotiations reached an agreement at the critical moment, just before collapse.

    KMT8Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    試し験けんの瀬せ戸と際ぎわで、彼かれは最さい後ごの追おい込こみをかけた。

    At the crucial moment before the exam, he made a final push.

    KMT8EducationDaily Life
    その国くには経けい済ざい破は綻たんの瀬せ戸と際ぎわにあると言いわれている。

    That country is said to be on the brink of economic collapse.

    KMT9Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    環かん境きょう問もん題だいは、人じん類るいが解かい決けつすべき瀬せ戸と際ぎわの問もん題だいだ。

    Environmental issues are critical problems that humanity must solve.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    瀬
    せ…(6)
    rapids・current・torrent・shallows・shoal
    戸
    と…(3)
    door・counter for houses・door radical (no. 63)
    際
    きわ・-ぎわ…(2)
    occasion・side・edge・verge・dangerous…(4)
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 瀬
    • 戸
    • 際

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›