Word details

間一髪

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 間一髪.

Dictionary

Entry

間一髪んいっぱつNounFreq #12875
1

hair's breadth

Examples
そのスピードを出した車は道路に飛び出した子供を、間一髪で、避けることができた。
The speeding car missed the child, who ran out into the road, by only a hairsbreadth.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

interval, space

12 strokesFrequency 33JLPT N4Grade 2

On

カンケン

Kun

あいだあい

Nanori

ちかはざはし

one, one radical (no.1)

1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1

On

イチイツ

Kun

ひと-ひと.つ

Nanori

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

hair of the head

14 strokesFrequency 1,474JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ハツ

Kun

かみ

Nanori

がたひげ

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