危機一髮
Japanese
Kanji in this term
危
機
一
髮
き
Grade: 6
き
Grade: 4
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1
はつ > ぱつ
Jinmeiyō
kan'yōon
kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of
危機一髮
– see the following entry.
【
危機一髪
ききいっぱつ
】
[noun]
[from 1902]
imminent
danger
, a
close call
: a
situation
where
danger
is so high that the tiniest
mistake
could result in
failure
(This term,
危機一髮
, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)