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危機一髪 【ききいっぱつ】

  1. [exp,n] by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
危 Dangerous, Fear, Uneasy キ あぶ.ない, あや.うい, あや.ぶむ
機 Loom, Mechanism, Machine, Airplane, Opportunity, Potency, Efficacy, Occasion キ はた
一 One, One Radical (no.1) イチ, イツ ひと-, ひと.つ
髪 Hair Of The Head ハツ かみ