Definition of 瀬戸際 (せとぎわ)

ぎわ

瀬戸際

せとぎわ

setogiwa

noun
brink, critical moment
Related Kanji
rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
Example sentences(showing 3 results)

かれ
ぎわ
瀬戸際
He was at the gate of death

It's a do-or-die situation

The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim