一触即発 (いっしょくそくはつ)critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
- critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situationnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Kanji in 一触即発
- 一One; One Radical (no.1)Read with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
- 触Contact; Touch; FeelRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N2
- 即Instant; Namely; As IsRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 発Departure; Discharge; PublishRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
Words that share its kanji
- 一つひとつone
- 一方いっぽうone (esp. of two); the other
- 一時いちじone o'clock
- 一月いちがつJanuary
- 一番いちばんnumber one; first
- 一般いっぱんgeneral; universal
- 一部いちぶone part; one portion
- 十一じゅういちeleven; 11
- 接触せっしょくtouch; contact
- 感触かんしょくfeel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch
- 抵触ていしょくinfringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention
- 触れ合いふれあいcontact; connectedness
- 触発しょくはつdetonation by contact; contact detonation
- 触媒しょくばいcatalyst
- 前触れまえぶれadvance warning; previous notice
- 手触りてざわりfeel; touch
- 即時そくじprompt; immediate
- 即日そくじつ(on) the same day
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