Word details
瀬戸際
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 瀬戸際.
Dictionary
Entry
1
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
Examples
のるかそるかの瀬戸際まできた。
The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
瀬
rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal
19 strokesFrequency 1,152JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ライ
Kun
せ
Nanori
いわたがせしげせいせっ
戸
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
4 strokesFrequency 575JLPT N2Grade 2
On
コ
Kun
と
Nanori
えへ
際
occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
14 strokesFrequency 183JLPT N2Grade 5
On
サイ
Kun
きわ-ぎわ
Nanori
わ
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