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59 危篤 Critical Condition

Alternative Meanings

Critical Illness, On The Verge Of Death

Part of Speech

Noun and の adjective

Reading

きとく

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

父が危篤だという電話がありました。

There was a call saying dad was in critical condition.

Meaning Explanation

If someone is so dangerous that they deliberately hurt you, you're going to end up in critical condition. This wasn't an accident, they knew what they were doing and they didn't miss. Now you're on the verge of death. Hold on, kiddo.

Reading Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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