死にかける

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
死に掛ける
死に懸ける

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “shi + ni + kakeru? shinu > shini + kakeru?”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɕiɲ̟ika̠ke̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

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()にかける (shinikakeruichidan (stem ()にかけ (shinikake), past ()にかけた (shinikaketa))

  1. to be close to death; to be approaching death; to be about to die; to be dying

Conjugation

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