Kanji compounds#7,144 most used
寸前
Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)
just before; on the verge of
IN A SENTENCE
うちの会社は倒産寸前です。お恥ずかしい話ですが。
Our firm is on the verge of bankruptcy, I'm ashamed to say.
from Tatoeba
IN OTHER SENTENCES
彼女は自殺寸前だった。
She was on the border of killing herself.
from Tatoeba · bunbuku
MEANINGS
1just before; on the verge of; on the brink of
noun · suffix
TANGOYA ASKS
2just in front of; just ahead of
noun · suffix
DETAILS
Kind熟語, kanji compounds
Frequency#7,144 most used
Written寸前 only
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium