No. 1,043 in Japanese
危機
A crisis or critical situation.
In a sentence
彼は会社の財政危機を乗り越えるための計画を立てている。
He is devising a plan to overcome the company's financial crisis.
危機 is used here to denote a significant financial issue or crisis faced by the company.
地球温暖化は世界的な環境危機を引き起こしている。
Global warming is causing a worldwide environmental crisis.
危機 is used in this sentence to describe a major environmental threat caused by climate change.
その宇宙飛行士は急な技術的な危機を回避した。
The astronaut avoided a sudden technical crisis.
In this context, 危機 refers to an urgent and dangerous technical problem that was successfully avoided.
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