Word Meaning 旦夕に迫る

たんせきにせまる tanseki ni semaru

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

Meaning

English

to be on the brink of death

Reading

Kana

たんせきにせまる

Romaji

tanseki ni semaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 106167 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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命旦夕に迫る

めいたんせきにせまる

to be on the brink of death

旦夕

たんせき

on the brink of

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

迫る

せる

to approach

差し迫る

さしせまる

to be urgent

真実に迫る

しんじつにせまる

to close in on the truth

真に迫る

しんにせまる

to be true to nature