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What does 間一髪 (かんいっぱつ, kan'ippatsu) mean?

間一髪 (かんいっぱつ, kan'ippatsu) means hair's breadth.

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Readingかんいっぱつ
Romajikan'ippatsu
Part of speechnoun
かんいっぱつ
kan'ippatsu

hair's breadth

  1. 1noun hair's breadth

Also written: 間一発

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