- 1. [n, adj-no] critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation (yoji)
Kanji in this word
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一
one, one radical (no.1)On: イチ (ichi)、 イツ (itsu)Kun: ひと- (hito-)、 ひと.つ (hito.tsu)
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触
contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflictOn: ショク (shoku)Kun: ふ.れる (fu.reru)、 さわ.る (sawa.ru)、 さわ (sawa)
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即
instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adaptOn: ソク (soku)Kun: つ.く (tsu.ku)、 つ.ける (tsu.keru)、 すなわ.ち (sunawa.chi)
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発
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshotsOn: ハツ (hatsu)、 ホツ (hotsu)Kun: た.つ (ta.tsu)、 あば.く (aba.ku)、 おこ.る (oko.ru)、 つか.わす (tsuka.wasu)、 はな.つ (hana.tsu)
Example Sentences
先ほどの彼らのやり取りにはひやひやしたよ。まさに一触即発の危機だったね。
saki hodono karera noyari tori nihahiyahiyashitayo . masani isshokusokuhatsu no kiki dattane .
I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them.