Word Meaning 命旦夕に迫る

めいたんせきにせまる meitanseki ni semaru

命旦夕に迫る is read as めいたんせきにせまる (meitanseki ni semaru) and means to be on the brink of death.

Meaning

English

  1. to be on the brink of death

Reading

Kana

めいたんせきにせまる

Romaji

meitanseki ni semaru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 89533 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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旦夕に迫る

たんせきにせまる

to be on the brink of death

旦夕

たんせき

on the brink of

命じる

めいじる

to appoint

命ずる

めいずる

to appoint

命懸け

いのちがけ

putting one's life on the line

命綱

いのちづな

lifeline

命脈

めいみゃく

life

命中率

めいちゅうりつ

accuracy rate

命を保つ

いのちをたもつ

to preserve life

命に別条はない

いのちにべつじょうはない

(one's) life is not in danger

命令系統

めいれいけいとう

chain of command

命中弾

めいちゅうだん

(direct) hit