間際 (まぎわ) — just before, on the verge of
間際
just before
Frequency #8045
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 5
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
和語 wago
和語 (wago) — Native Japanese compound: all kanji use kun'yomi (native Japanese) readings.
noun
Part of speech (JMdict: n)
magiwa
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
まぎわ[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- just before
- on the verge of