瀬戸際

せとぎわ

Meanings

1. Noun brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment

Kanji

• 瀬 shallows. Read as せ.
• 戸 door
• 際 occasion. Read as きわ.

Example sentences

• のるかそるかの瀬戸際まできた。
  The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.
• 今は生きるか死ぬかのせとぎわです。
  It's a do-or-die situation.

Common phrases

• 瀬戸際にある

Words containing 瀬戸際

• 瀬戸際政策 (せとぎわせいさく) brinkmanship
• 瀬戸際外交 (せとぎわがいこう) brinkmanship diplomacy

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