Word Meaning 九死

きゅうし kyuushi

九死 is read as きゅうし (kyuushi) and means narrowly averting death.

Meaning

English

narrowly averting death

Reading

Kana

きゅうし

Romaji

kyuushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 20491 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

九死一生

きゅうしいっしょう

narrow escape from the jaw of death

九死に一生

きゅうしにいっしょう

narrow escape from death

九死に一生を得る

きゅうしにいっしょうをえる

to have a narrow escape from death

九重

ここのえ

ninefold

九分

くぶ

nine parts

九地

きゅうち

very low land

九分通り

くぶどおり

(about) ninety percent (finished, complete, etc.)

九工大

きゅうこうだい

Kyushu Institute of Technology (abbr)

九品

くほん

Amitabha's Pure Land

九電工

きゅうでんこう

Kyudenko Corporation

九字

くじ

nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)

九族

きゅうぞく

the nine nearest generations of relatives

Example Sentences

九死に一生を得ました。

I escaped death.

トムは昨年の夏、九死に一生を得る経験をした。

Tom had a near death experience last summer.