危機一髮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
危	機	一	髮
き Grade: 6	き Grade: 4	いつ > いっ Grade: 1	はつ > ぱつ Jinmeiyō
kan'yōon	kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 危機一髮 – see the following entry.

【危機一髪ききいっぱつ】 [noun] [from 1902] imminent danger, a close call: a situation where danger is so high that the tiniest mistake could result in failure

(This term, 危機一髮, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)