Meaning of 瀬戸際(せとぎわ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 瀬戸際

Kana Reading せとぎわ

Romaji setogiwa

Examples of 瀬戸際, せとぎわ in a sentence

彼は死の瀬戸際にいた。

He was at the gate of death.
今は生きるか死ぬかのせとぎわです。

It's a do-or-die situation.
のるかそるかの瀬戸際まできた。

The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.

瀬 JLPT 1

19 strokes

rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal

On'Yomi: ライ

Kun'Yomi: せ

戸 JLPT 2

4 strokes

door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

On'Yomi: コ

Kun'Yomi: と

際 JLPT 3

14 strokes

occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when

On'Yomi: サイ

Kun'Yomi: きわ, -ぎわ

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