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九死に一生 きゅうしにいっしょう kyuushiniisshou

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  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) idiomatic expression narrow escape from death

Kanji in this word

nine
death, die
one, one, radical
life, genuine, birth

Example sentences

彼は交通事故で九死に一生を得た。
kare ha koutsuu jiko de kyuushi ni isshou wo e ta 。
He had a narrow escape in the traffic accident.
彼はその火事で九死に一生を得た。
kare ha sono kaji de kyuushi ni isshou wo e ta 。
He had a narrow escape at that fire.
車が横滑りして道路から湖に落ちたとき彼女は九死に一生を得た。
kuruma ga yokosuberi shi te douro kara mizuumi ni ochi ta toki kanojo ha kyuushi ni isshou wo e ta 。
She had a narrow escape when her car skidded off the road into a lake.
九死に一生を得ました。
kyuushi ni isshou wo e mashi ta 。
I escaped death.
九死に一生を得たことがありますか。
kyuushi ni isshou wo e ta koto ga ari masu ka 。
Have you ever had a narrow escape?

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