Word details

いざという時

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word いざという時.

Dictionary

Entry

いざという時いざと言う時いざというときNounAdverbExpressionFreq #11991
1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

Examples
いざというときのためにお金をためておきなさい。
Put aside money for a rainy day.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

time, hour

10 strokesFrequency 16JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

とき-どき

Nanori

とぎ

say, word

7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

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