すんぜん
Sunzen
寸前 (Sunzen) is a Japanese noun meaning “just before, on the verge of, on the brink of, just in front of”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixjust before; on the verge of; on the brink of
- noun, noun suffixjust in front of; just ahead of
Examples
彼女は自殺寸前だった。
She was on the border of killing herself.
彼女は気絶寸前だった。
She almost passed out.
飛行機は離陸寸前だった。
The plane was about to take off.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).