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きわ
Kanji
際
Noun
Japanese Meaning
物事の端や境目、または物事が極限に達した状態を指す名詞。文脈により「際」「極み」などと表記される。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あることがこれからおこるちょうどそのときや、ぎりぎりのときをあらわすことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
之际 / 临近之时 / 将要发生前的时刻
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
將某事發生前的那一刻 / 緊要關頭 / 臨界時刻
Korean Meaning
직전의 순간 / 어떤 일이 막 일어나려는 때 / 임박한 때
Indonesian
saat tepat sebelum sesuatu terjadi / detik-detik menjelang suatu peristiwa / ambang waktu sebelum kejadian
Vietnamese Meaning
lúc ngay trước khi một việc xảy ra / khoảnh khắc sát trước sự việc / thời khắc cận kề trước khi diễn ra
Tagalog Meaning
sandali bago mangyari ang isang bagay / mismong oras bago ang isang pangyayari / bingit bago maganap ang isang bagay
Sense（1）
際: moment prior to something
（ romanization ）
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He rushed to the boarding gate at the moment the plane was about to take off.
He rushed to the boarding gate at the moment the plane was about to take off.
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彼は飛行機が離陸するきわになって、搭乗ゲートに駆け込んだ。
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