危機一髪
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 危 | 機 | 一 | 髪 |
| き Grade: 6 |
き Grade: 4 |
いつ > いっ Grade: 1 |
はつ > ぱつ Grade: S |
| kan'yōon | kan'on | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 危機一髮 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editCompound of 危機 (kiki, “crisis”) + 一髪 (ippatsu, “one hair”),[1][2][3] where 一髪 (ippatsu) is in reference to the Chinese expression 千鈞一髮／千钧一发 (qiānjūnyīfà), alluding to a 15,000-kilogram weight suspended by a single strand of hair.[4]
First attested in 1902.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit危機一髪 • (kiki ippatsu)
- [from 1902] imminent danger, a close call: a situation where danger is so high that the tiniest mistake could result in failure
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “危機一髪”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “危機一髪”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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