間一髪
かんいっぱつ hair's breadth
Why it means this
間 (a gap) + 一髪 (a single hair) — 'the width of one hair'; a very narrow escape (間一髪で助かった).
Breakdown
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.
かんいっぱつ hair's breadth
間 (a gap) + 一髪 (a single hair) — 'the width of one hair'; a very narrow escape (間一髪で助かった).
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.