き
危
き
機
いっ
一
ぱつ
髪

expression, noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. by a hair's breadth, in the nick of time, touch and go, close call, critical moment.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
危
き
機
いっ
一
ぱつ
髪
 危機一髪 ききいっぱつ
き
危
き
機
いっ
一
ぱつ
発
 危機一発 ききいっぱつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dangerous, fear, uneasy
キ　あや.うい　あぶ.ない (6th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
unlucky, misfortune, bad luck
ヤク (9th, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
loom, mechanism, machine
キ　はた (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
how many, how much, how far
いく-　キ　い (7th, N3)
minute, extremely small, tiny
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
protection
ジュ　まもり　まも.る (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ　ボ　ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
hair of the head
かみ　ハツ　がた (7th, N3)
hair hanging long, mane, long hair radical (no.190)
ヒュウ　ヒョウ (Kentei 1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ　なが.い　おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)