noun
hair's breadth; close call; by a hair
Describes a situation where something dangerous or disastrous was barely avoided. Often used in the phrase 間一髪のところで.
See also: 間一髪のところ
間一髪のところで電車に間に合った。
I caught the train by a hair's breadth.
彼は間一髪で事故を免れた。
He narrowly escaped the accident.