Practice JLPTMeaning
間際 (まぎわ, magiwa) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “just before”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 7
出発 間際になって 雨が 降り出した
Just as we were setting off it began to rain.
彼はその 店へ 閉店 間際に 行った。
He went to the store just as it was going to close.
日経 指数は 大引け 間際に 大きく 跳ね上がりました。
The Nikkei index jumped dramatically just before closing.
終わり 際になってその 実験は 失敗であると 気づいた。
We found the failure of the experiment at the last moment.
彼は 死ぬ 間際にあなたに 手紙を 書き 続けるように 頼みました。
On his deathbed he asked me to continue writing to you.
診察 室を 出る 間際、 先生が「バイバイ」と 手を 振ってくださいました。
Just as we were leaving the exam room the doctor waved his hand saying, 'bye-bye'.
彼は試験間際になって夢中で勉強した. He worked feverishly just before the examination.出発間際に「父危篤」の電報が届いた. Just as I was on the point of leaving, [I was about to leave, when] a telegram arrived, saying “Father dangerously ill."私は発車間際に駅に着いた. I got to the station just as the train was going to leave.彼らは試験間際になって急に慌て出した. They got flustered just before the examination.日経指数は大引け間際に大きく跳ね上がりました。
The Nikkei index jumped dramatically just before closing.