Illustration: At a small apartment dining table, a hungry worker has lifted a perfect bite of noodles toward an open mouth. The noodles hover only a breath away, still untouched. At that exact instant, the family cat hooks a paw around the bowl’s rim and begins tipping it toward the table edge.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

矢や先さき

yasaki

the moment just before

Often follows ～しようとした. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 父ちちが出でかけようとした矢先やさきに電話でんわが鳴なった。

    My father was about to leave when the telephone rang.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしが返事へんじをしようとした矢先やさきに、彼かれが口くちを出だしてきた。

    I was about to reply, when he boldly cut in.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 叔父おじは新あたらしい冒険的事業ぼうけんてきじぎょうを始はじめる矢先やさきだ、と言いっている。

    My uncle says he’s about to embark on a new business venture.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 矢先

  • 矢dart; arrowOnシKunや
  • 先before; aheadOnセンKunさき・まず

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