寸前

Japanese
Kanji in this term
寸 前
すん
Grade: 6		 ぜん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

寸(すん)前(ぜん) • (sunzen) 

  1. the verge, the moment just before
    • 1948, 海野十三, 三十年後の世界:
      それが両国(りょうこく)にもよく分(わか)ったと見(み)えましてね、爆発(ばくはつ)寸前(すんぜん)というところで戦争(せんそう)のおこるのはくいとめられたんです。
      Sore ga ryōkoku ni mo yoku wakatta to miemashite ne, bakuhatsu sunzen to iu tokoro de sensō no okoru no wa kuitomerareta n desu.
      It appeared the two countries understood that very well, and they prevented the outbreak of war when things were on the verge of exploding.
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