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瀬戸際
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Japanese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
Japanese
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Kanji
in this term
瀬
戸
際
せ
Grade: S
と
Grade: 2
きわ > ぎわ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
瀨戶際
(
kyūjitai
)
Etymology
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From the border of
瀬戸
(
せと
)
(
seto
,
“
strait
”
)
and the open sea.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
[se̞to̞ɡʲiɰᵝa̠]
Noun
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瀬
(
せ
)
戸
(
と
)
際
(
ぎわ
)
•
(
setogiwa
)
make or break
moment, critical moment,
brink
,
verge