きき
Meanings
Noun
1. crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
But at that moment, I realized that the crisis had not passed at all.
Pitch accent
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Composed of
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
Examples (29 in total)
I felt that my life was in danger.
The immediate crisis has passed.
From there on, it was a series of crises.
Our country is in a crisis.
People are saying that the crisis is over.
Even when facing a crisis, he remained calm.
We are facing a violent crisis.
The Siberian tiger is on the verge of extinction.
The free market system is endangered.
I apologize for the delay in detecting the crisis.
It is dreadful that a nuclear crisis has hit Japan.
We have overcome crises many times before now.
If you possess it, there is a risk of loss.
A global crisis is at hand.
Those animals were in danger of dying out.
In times of crisis one should never idealise the past.
You must know you're faced with a crisis.
The two countries will negotiate a settlement to the crisis.
This bird is now on the verge of extinction.
That bird is now in danger of dying out.
If not for the ozone layer, we would be in imminent danger.
Obstetric care in crisis as the number of obstetricians continues to fall.
Thanks to his bold decision, he was able to ride out the crisis.
However, the fact that the crisis has passed is a joy that surpasses even that.
Thus, the greatest crisis of Meiji Japan passed.
Workers are taking a financial beating in the employment crisis.
But at that moment, I realized that the crisis had not passed at all.
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
More and more people are becoming aware of the dangers of smoking.