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：2025/12/07
虫の息
Hiragana
むしのいき
Noun
Japanese Meaning
とても弱々しい呼吸、今にも死にそうな状態を表す表現。また、物事や組織などがほとんど機能しておらず、今にも終わりそうな危機的な状態のたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
もうすぐしぬくらいに、いきがとてもよわいようすをあらわすこと
Sense（1）
very faint breathing (i.e. nearing death's door)
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虫の息
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He was collapsed, barely breathing.
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彼は虫の息で倒れていた。
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