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N1Vocabulary
起死回生
きしかいせい
dramatic recovery
Readings
- On
- 起:キ 死:シ 回:カイ 生:セイ
- Kun
- 起:お(きる) 死:し(ぬ) 回:まわ(る) 生:い(きる)
Examples
起死回生の逆転勝ち。
A dramatic comeback victory.
Questions that use this word
N3 1 · N1 6From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 漢字
「起死回生」の意味はどれか。
Answer: 絶望的な状況を立て直すこと
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