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寸前

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
すん
Grade: 6
ぜん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(すん)(ぜん) (sunzen

  1. the verge, the moment just before
    • 1948, 海野十三, 三十年後の世界:
      それが両国(りょうこく)にもよく(わか)ったと()えましてね、爆発(ばくはつ)寸前(すんぜん)というところで戦争(せんそう)のおこるのはくいとめられたんです。
      Sore ga ryōkoku ni mo yoku wakatta to miemashite ne, bakuhatsu sunzen to iu tokoro de sensō no okoru no wa kuitomerareta n desu.
      It appeared the two countries understood that very well, and they prevented the outbreak of war when things were on the verge of exploding.