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Meaning of 絶体絶命 in Japanese
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絶体絶命, 絶対絶命
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Kana Readingぜったいぜつめい
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Romajizettaizetsumei
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
- Meaning
- desperate situation; being driven into a corner; stalemate
- Example sentence
- 警官は犯人にピストルを向けた。するとその犯人が、こんどは警官に直接自分のピストルをつきつけた。どちらも勝ち目はなかった。絶体絶命だった。 The police officer pointed his pistol at the criminal, who, in turn, held his pistol directly pointed at the officer. Neither had the advantage, the position was a stalemate.
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Examples of 絶体絶命, 絶対絶命, ぜったいぜつめい in a sentence
Kanji in this word
絶
JLPT 3
12 strokes
discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress
On'Yomi: ゼツ
Kun'Yomi: た.える, た.やす, た.つ
命
JLPT 3
8 strokes
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ
Kun'Yomi: いのち
体
JLPT 4
7 strokes
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
On'Yomi: タイ, テイ
Kun'Yomi: からだ, かたち
対
JLPT 3
7 strokes
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
On'Yomi: タイ, ツイ
Kun'Yomi: あいて, こた.える, そろ.い, つれあ.い, なら.ぶ, むか.う