首の皮一枚

くびのかわいちまい

Meanings

1. Expression still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope

Kanji

• 首 neck. Read as くび.
• 皮 skin. Read as かわ.
• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 枚 sheet. Read as マイ.

Word lists

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