Word Meaning 旦夕

たんせき tanseki

旦夕 is read as たんせき (tanseki) and means on the brink of.

Meaning

English

on the brink of
morning and evening
day and night

Reading

Kana

たんせき

Romaji

tanseki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 112444 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

旦夕に迫る

たんせきにせまる

to be on the brink of death

命旦夕に迫る

めいたんせきにせまる

to be on the brink of death

旦那

だんな

husband

旦日

たんじつ

tomorrow

旦過

たんが

providing a room for an itinerant priest so that he may meditate for a long period of time

旦那氏

だんなし

hubby

旦那取り

だんなどり

to serve one's master

旦暮

たんぼ

dawn and dusk

七夕

しちせき

Star Festival (held in July or August)

朝夕

あさゆう

morning and evening

今夕

こんせき

this evening

夕

ゆう

evening