Word Meaning 九死一生

きゅうしいっしょう kyuushiisshou

九死一生 is read as きゅうしいっしょう (kyuushiisshou) and means narrow escape from the jaw of death.

Meaning

English

narrow escape from the jaw of death

Reading

Kana

きゅうしいっしょう

Romaji

kyuushiisshou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 76710 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

九死に一生

きゅうしにいっしょう

narrow escape from death

九死に一生を得る

きゅうしにいっしょうをえる

to have a narrow escape from death

十死一生

じっしいっしょう

narrow escape from the jaws of death

生死一如

せいしいちにょ

life and death are the two faces of the same coin

九生

きゅうせい

nine lives (of a cat)

九死

きゅうし

narrowly averting death

死生

しせい

life and death

死生

しにいき

death

九浅一深

きゅうせんいっしん

nine shallow, one deep (ancient Chinese sexual technique)

九牛一毛

きゅうぎゅうのいちもう

small fraction (of)

九一

くっぴん

scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu

九仞の功を一簣に虧く

きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく

to fail one step short of great success