Entry
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    我々は絶体絶命のピンチに追い込まれた。
    We were driven to the wall.

Also written 絶対絶命【ぜったいぜつめい】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

Kun
た.えるた.やすた.つ
On
ゼツ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
784 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-6SKIP code
6a6.11The Kanji Dictionary
2791.7Four corner code
2756deroo
7d76Unicode hex code
1-32-68JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3539Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4490New Nelson (John Haig)
1353New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1711Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
917Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1240Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1754Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1891Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
743A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2148Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
630Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
49469Morohashi
733A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
742Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
755Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
828sakade
820Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
756henshall3
756Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
734Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1534Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1770Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jue2Pinyin reading
jeolKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

Kun
からだかたち
On
タイテイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
88 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

なり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-5SKIP code
2a5.6The Kanji Dictionary
2523.0Four corner code
2155deroo
4f53Unicode hex code
1-34-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
405Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
165New Nelson (John Haig)
71New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
80Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
52Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
55Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
957Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1030Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
110A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
358Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
176Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
509Morohashi
165A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
61Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
61Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
270sakade
115Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
182henshall3
149Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
96crowley
165Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
80Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
966Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ti3, ben4Pinyin reading
cheKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

Kun
いのち
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
465 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-6, 2-3-5SKIP code
2a6.26The Kanji Dictionary
8062.7Four corner code
2844deroo
547dUnicode hex code
1-44-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
430Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
767New Nelson (John Haig)
2058New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1772Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1502Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
388A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
671Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
387Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3473Morohashi
394A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
578Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519sakade
411Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
416henshall3
316Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
249crowley
997Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1412Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming4Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level