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Meaning of 餓死寸前(がしすんぜん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 餓死寸前

Kana Reading がしすんぜん

Romaji gashisunzen

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve

Examples of 餓死寸前, がしすんぜん in a sentence

餓死寸前でいるところを、彼らは私達の命を救ってくれた。

When we were on the brink of starvation, they saved our lives.
かわいそうにその猫は餓死寸前だった。

The poor cat was on the verge of starvation.
かわいそうにその子供は餓死寸前だった。

The poor child was on the verge of starvation.

Related Kanji

餓 JLPT 1

15 strokes

starve, hungry, thirst

On'Yomi: ガ

Kun'Yomi: う.える

寸 JLPT 1

3 strokes

measurement, foot/10

On'Yomi: スン

Kun'Yomi:

死 JLPT 4

6 strokes

death, die

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: し.ぬ, し.に-

前 JLPT 5

9 strokes

in front, before

On'Yomi: ゼン

Kun'Yomi: まえ, -まえ