- 1. [n, adj-no, adj-na] desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity (yoji)
Kanji in this word
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絶
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleledOn: ゼツ (zetsu)Kun: た.える (ta.eru)、 た.やす (ta.yasu)、 た.つ (ta.tsu)
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体
body, substance, object, reality, counter for imagesOn: タイ (tai)、 テイ (tei)Kun: からだ (karada)、 かたち (katachi)
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絶
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleledOn: ゼツ (zetsu)Kun: た.える (ta.eru)、 た.やす (ta.yasu)、 た.つ (ta.tsu)
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命
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appointOn: メイ (mei)、 ミョウ (myou)Kun: いのち (inochi)
Example Sentences
我々は絶体絶命のピンチに追い込まれた。
We were driven to the wall.