Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 3
せん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

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From 餓死 (gashi, death from starvation) +‎ (-sen, line).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()(せん) (gashisen

  1. the brink of starving to death

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN