Word Meaning 危機

きき kiki

危機 is read as きき (kiki) and means crisis.

Meaning

English

  1. crisis
  2. critical situation
  3. emergency
  4. pinch

Reading

Kana

きき

Romaji

kiki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 3082 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

危機一発

ききいっぱつ

by a hair's breadth

危機言語

ききげんご

endangered language

危機感

ききかん

sense of impending crisis

危機意識

ききいしき

crisis awareness

危機神学

ききしんがく

crisis theology

危機打者

ききだしゃ

pinch hitter

危機突破

ききとっぱ

crisis relief

政治危機

せいじきき

political crisis

原発危機

げんぱつきき

nuclear crisis

経済危機

けいざいきき

economic crisis

信用危機

しんようきき

credit crunch

電力危機

でんりょくきき

power crisis

Example Sentences

10

That was a close shave.

I felt that my life was in danger.

It's good that you've escaped danger.

The patient is out of danger now.

Elephants are in danger of dying out.

This plant is endangered.

We seem to have escaped from danger.

When they are in danger, they run away.

We are facing a violent crisis.

We're not out of the woods yet.