expression, Godan verb

Abbreviation.
  1. to be on the brink of death.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
旦夕に迫る たんせきにせまる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
urge, force, imminent
せま.る ハク さこ (7th, N1)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)