Word Meaning 寸前

すんぜん sunzen

寸前 is read as すんぜん (sunzen) and means just in front of.

Meaning

English

  1. just in front of
  2. just ahead of
  3. just before
  4. on the verge of
  5. on the brink of

Reading

Kana

すんぜん

Romaji

sunzen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 13039 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

破産寸前

はさんすんぜん

near bankruptcy

崩壊寸前

ほうかいすんぜん

on the brink of collapse

餓死寸前

がしすんぜん

being on the verge of starvation

絶滅寸前

ぜつめつすんぜん

Critically Endangered (conservation status)

寸法

すんぽう

measurement

寸暇

すんか

moment's leisure

寸断

すんだん

cutting to pieces

寸劇

すんげき

short play

すん

sun (approx. 3.03 cm)

寸法記入

すんぽうきにゅう

dimensioning

紀元前

きげんぜん

pre-era

江戸前

えどまえ

Tokyo style