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間一髪かんいっぱつ (kanippatsu)

by a hair's breadth

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Meaning

間一髪 (かんいっぱつ, kanippatsu) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “by a hair's breadth”.

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Example sentences 8

間一髪かんいっぱつで衝突しょうとつ事故じこを回避かいひした

The collision was avoided by a hair's breadth.

間一髪かんいっぱつ!危あぶないところでした。

That was a close call.

私は間一髪で助かったのです。

I was saved by a hair.

間一髪かんいっぱつのところで彼かれは助たすかった。

He was saved by a hair.

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