危き急きゅう存そん亡ぼうききゅうそんぼうじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounlife-or-death crisis; critical moment of survivalyojijukugo (four-character idiom)›A formal, somewhat literary yojijukugo used to describe a situation where the very existence or survival of a person, group, or nation is at stake. Often appears in historical or dramatic contexts.その国くには危き急きゅう存そん亡ぼうの時ときに