間一髪
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 間一髪
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.
Kanji in this Word
間
12 strokes
Frequency: 33
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
interval
space
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カン
ケン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あいだ
ま
あい
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ちか
は
はざ
はし
一
1 strokes
Frequency: 2
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
one
one radical (no.1)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イチ
イツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひと-
ひと.つ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かず
い
いっ
いる
かつ
かづ
てん
はじめ
ひ
ひとつ
まこと
髪
14 strokes
Frequency: 1474
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
hair of the head
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かみ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
がた
ひげ
発
9 strokes
Frequency: 32
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
departure
discharge
publish
emit
start from
disclose
counter for gunshots
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハツ
ホツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
た.つ
あば.く
おこ.る
つか.わす
はな.つ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ば
わ
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