危機一髪

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 6

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

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Compound 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

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Noun

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()()(いっ)(ぱつ) (kiki ippatsu

  1. [from 1902] imminent danger, a close call: a situation where danger is so high that the tiniest mistake could result in failure
    ()()(いっ)(ぱつ)(しゅん)(かん)
    kiki ippatsu no shunkan
    close call of the moment

References

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  1. 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, 2006
  2. ^ 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. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 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. 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