Word Meaning 餓死寸前

がしすんぜん gashisunzen

餓死寸前 is read as がしすんぜん (gashisunzen) and means being on the verge of starvation.

Meaning

English

being on the verge of starvation
being about to starve

Reading

Kana

がしすんぜん

Romaji

gashisunzen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 116489 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

餓死

がし

(death from) starvation

寸前

すんぜん

just in front of

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

絶滅寸前

ぜつめつすんぜん

Critically Endangered (conservation status)

紀元前

きげんぜん

pre-era

江戸前

えどまえ

Tokyo style

従前

じゅうぜん

墓前

ぼぜん

in front of a grave

眼前

がんぜん

before one's eyes

霊前

れいぜん

before the spirit of the deceased

敵前

てきぜん

in the face of the enemy

Example Sentences

かわいそうにその猫は餓死寸前だった。

The poor cat was on the verge of starvation.

かわいそうにその子供は餓死寸前だった。

The poor child was on the verge of starvation.