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
- just in front of
- just ahead of
- just before
- on the verge of
- on the brink of
Reading
Kana
すんぜん
Romaji
sunzen
Stroke Sequence
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Max. 12Example Sentences
10戻す寸前だった。
I almost threw up.
彼女は気絶寸前だった。
She almost passed out.
彼女は自殺寸前だった。
She was on the border of killing herself.
飛行機は離陸寸前だった。
The plane was about to take off.
トムは轢かれる寸前だった。
Tom came close to being run over.
その国の経済は崩壊寸前だ。
The country's economy is about to collapse.
父の会社は破産寸前である。
My father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.
彼女は雪の中で凍死寸前だった。
She was nearly frozen to death in the snow.
彼女は彼を破産寸前に追い込んだ。
She almost took him to the edge of bankruptcy.
飛行機は墜落寸前に右に旋回した。
The plane turned sharply to the right just before it crashed.