Word Meaning いざという時

いざというとき izatoiutoki

いざという時 is read as いざというとき (izatoiutoki) and means at the critical moment.

Meaning

English

  1. at the critical moment
  2. when the time comes
  3. when it's most important
  4. when necessary
  5. in an emergency
  6. when push comes to shove

Reading

Kana

いざというとき

Romaji

izatoiutoki

Writing Variants

  • いざと言う時 いざというとき izatoiutoki

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 103583 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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一時

いっとき

two-hour period

一時

いちじ

one o'clock

とき

tense

日時

にちじ

date and time

何時

いつ

normal times

今時

いまどき

at this time (of the day)

4時

よじ

four o'clock

7時

しちじ

seven o'clock

毎時

まいじ

every hour

三時

さんじ

3 o'clock

hour

何時

なんじ

what time