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寸すん前ぜん
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Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. just before; on the verge of; on the brink of
2. just in front of; just ahead of
Kanji used
寸a few centimeters前in front of
Pitch accent
すんぜん
Composed of
寸すん
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
Noun
前ぜん
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former; pre- (e.g. premodern); before
Prefix
Used in vocabulary
餓が死し寸すん前ぜん
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
Noun
絶ぜつ滅めつ寸すん前ぜん
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
Noun
崩ほう壊かい寸すん前ぜん
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
No-adjective
破は産さん寸すん前ぜん
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
Noun
Examples14
His old car is on its last legs.
She was on the border of killing herself.
My father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.
A good idea came across her mind at the last moment.
She almost passed out.
The plane was about to take off.