危き機き

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to a dangerous or decisive moment where serious negative consequences are possible. Used in personal, organizational, and global contexts.

〈事こと〉が危き機きに陥おちいるfor something to fall into crisis
その会かい社しゃは経けい営えい危き機きに陥おちいった。
The company fell into a management crisis.
危き機きを迎むかえるto face a crisis; for a crisis to arrive
世せ界かいは環かん境きょう問もん題だいで大おおきな危き機きを迎むかえている。
The world is facing a major crisis due to environmental problems.
危き機きを乗のり越こえるto overcome a crisis
国こく民みん一いち丸がんとなって危き機きを乗のり越こえた。
The nation united and overcame the crisis together.
危き機きに直ちょく面めんするto be confronted with a crisis
多おおくの企き業ぎょうが深しん刻こくな資し金きん危き機きに直ちょく面めんしている。
Many companies are facing a serious funding crisis.
危き機きが深ふかまるfor a crisis to deepen
対たい立りつが続つづき、政せい治じ危き機きが深ふかまっている。
As the conflict continues, the political crisis is deepening.

ピンチ
ピンチ is a casual loanword for a tight spot, often in sports or everyday predicaments, while 危機 is more formal and can describe large-scale or existential crises.
緊きん急きゅう事じ態たい
緊急事態 stresses the need for immediate action and is often used in official declarations, whereas 危機 focuses on the danger or critical nature of the situation itself.
難なん局きょく
難局 describes a difficult situation or impasse to be navigated, while 危機 emphasizes the danger and risk of serious harm.
苦く境きょう
苦境 refers to a personal state of hardship or distress one is stuck in, while 危機 can apply equally to sudden dangerous turning points for individuals or whole systems.

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瀬せ戸と際ぎわ
危機 refers to a crisis or danger in general, while 瀬戸際 highlights the exact tipping point where the outcome could go either way.
クライシス
危機 is the native Japanese word for 'crisis' used in everyday and formal contexts, while クライシス is a loanword with a more modern, international feel often used in compounds like 経済クライシス.
危き急きゅう
危機 broadly means 'crisis' and is used for personal, national, or economic crises, whereas 危急 stresses that the danger is imminent and requires immediate action.
窮きゅう地ち
危機 focuses on a critical turning point or crisis (which may involve danger to many), whereas 窮地 focuses on one's own personal predicament with no easy way out.

機き器き
機器 (equipment, devices) is a pure homophone of 危機 (crisis) but has an entirely unrelated meaning, so context is essential to tell them apart.
危き惧ぐN1
危機 shares the kanji 危 with 危惧 but means an actual crisis or emergency, not the feeling of apprehension that 危惧 describes.
危き機き感かんN2
危機 is the crisis or dangerous situation itself, while 危機感 is the subjective feeling of alarm that such a situation is approaching.

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危き険けんN4
危機 means a crisis or critical juncture in time, whereas 危険 describes the ongoing state or possibility of danger.
危き険けん性せいN2
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.

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Sino-Japanese compound of 危 (danger) and 機 (opportunity/moment), conveying a critical juncture where danger is present.