危機（きき）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: crisis
Example sentences
- 会社は大きな危機を乗りこえた。 — The company overcame a major crisis.
- 環境の危機に世界が向き合う。 — The world is confronting the environmental crisis.
Idioms & proverbs containing “危機”
- 危機一髪 (ききいっぱつ) — by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
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