キキ
Meanings
Noun
1. crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
Pitch accent
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Composed of
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
critical
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
Examples (22 in total)
I felt that my life was in danger.
Our country is in a crisis.
People are saying that the crisis is over.
We are facing a violent crisis.
There will be an energy crisis in the near future.
The Siberian tiger is on the verge of extinction.
The free market system is endangered.
It is dreadful that a nuclear crisis has hit Japan.
A global crisis is at hand.
Those animals were in danger of dying out.
In times of crisis one should never idealise the past.
You must know you're faced with a crisis.
The two countries will negotiate a settlement to the crisis.
This bird is now on the verge of extinction.
That bird is now in danger of dying out.
If not for the ozone layer, we would be in imminent danger.
Obstetric care in crisis as the number of obstetricians continues to fall.
Thanks to his bold decision, he was able to ride out the crisis.
Workers are taking a financial beating in the employment crisis.
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
More and more people are becoming aware of the dangers of smoking.
We often hear about an energy crisis these days.