危機 (きき, kiki) Japanese meaning: crisis | Kotomoraの
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The company is facing a management crisis.
Climate change is a global crisis.
Usage patterns
〈事〉が危機に陥るfor something to fall into crisis
The company fell into a management crisis.
危機を迎えるto face a crisis; for a crisis to arrive
The world is facing a major crisis due to environmental problems.
危機を乗り越えるto overcome a crisis
The nation united and overcame the crisis together.
危機に直面するto be confronted with a crisis
Many companies are facing a serious funding crisis.
危機が深まるfor a crisis to deepen
As the conflict continues, the political crisis is deepening.
Expressions
危機一髪close call; by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time
N4
危機 means a crisis or critical juncture in time, whereas 危険 describes the ongoing state or possibility of danger.
危機 means a 'crisis' (an acute, ongoing emergency), whereas 危険性 refers to the abstract potential for danger, not an actual unfolding event.
危機的
water crisis; water scarcity
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credit crunch
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
crisis response; emergency response
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
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