一髪千鈞
いっぱつせんきん
Meanings
- Noun hanging by a thread; being in imminent danger; critical situation (literally: a thousand weights on a single hair) (from 一髪、千鈞を引く)
Kanji
- 一 one. Read as イチ.
- 髪 hair. Read as ハツ.
- 千 thousand. Read as セン.
- 鈞 equal; important point. Read as キン.