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Meaning of 一触即発 in Japanese
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一触即発
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Kana Readingいっしょくそくはつ
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Romajiisshokusokuhatsu
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Word Senses
Examples of 一触即発, いっしょくそくはつ in a sentence
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Relations between the two countries have been strained to the breaking point.
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先ほどの彼らのやり取りにはひやひやしたよ。まさに一触即発の危機だったね。
I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them.
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イスラム系共和国が独立国家共同体に参加しない場合、それらの国々は独自の勢力を形成し、一触即発の民族的、宗教的な亀裂を生じかねない、とソ連、西側の消息筋は警告しています。
Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.
Kanji in this word
7 strokes
instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adapt
On'Yomi: ソク
Kun'Yomi: つ.く, つ.ける, すなわ.ち
13 strokes
contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict
On'Yomi: ショク
Kun'Yomi: ふ.れる, さわ.る, さわ
9 strokes
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
On'Yomi: ハツ, ホツ
Kun'Yomi: た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ