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    3. 紙一重

    紙一重

    紙かみ一ひと重え

    paper-thin (difference)

    KMT9News #29+1Noun, ParticleEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    紙ひとえ

    かみひとえ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    paper-thin (difference), razor-thin, very slight

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    成せい功こうと失しっ敗ぱいは紙かみ一ひと重えだ。

    Success and failure are separated by a razor-thin margin.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの発はつ言げんは冗じょう談だんと本ほん気きの紙かみ一ひと重えだった。

    His remark was a razor-thin line between a joke and seriousness.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    完かん璧ぺきな演えん技ぎと過か剰じょうな演えん技ぎは紙かみ一ひと重えの差さしかない。

    There's only a razor-thin difference between a perfect performance and an over-the-top one.

    KMT9Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology
    愛あいと憎にくしみは紙かみ一ひと重えの感かん情じょうだと言いわれる。

    Love and hate are said to be razor-thin emotions.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは紙かみ一ひと重えの差さでレースに勝かかった。

    He won the race by a razor-thin margin.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    紙
    かみ…(1)
    paper
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    重
    え・おも.い・おも.り・おも.なう・かさ.ねる・かさ.なる…(6)
    heavy・important・esteem・respect・heap up…(3)
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