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急場しのぎ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 急場しのぎ.

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Entry

急場しのぎ急場凌ぎきゅうばしのぎNoun～の Adj.
1

tiding over a difficult situation; stopgap; quick fix

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

急

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

9 strokesFrequency 309JLPT N3Grade 3

On

キュウ

Kun

いそ.ぐいそ.ぎせ.く
場

location, place

12 strokesFrequency 52JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ジョウチョウ

Kun

ば
凌

endure, keep (rain)out, stave off, tide over, defy, slight, surpass

10 strokesFrequency 2,423JLPT N1Grade 9

On

リョウ

Kun

しの.ぐ

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