Vocab Info
N1 Noun
急所vitals, tender spot, key (of a problem), crux, essential point, secret, male crotch (as a target in fighting)
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun - 1. - vital part (of the body), tender spot, weak point, vitals 
- 2. - key point, essential point, crux (of a problem), heart (of a matter) 
- 3. 
 
All Forms
急所 【きゅうしょ】
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- 急所を突いた質問にドキッとする。 - That question hit a tender spot, and it really caught me off guard. - N1
 
- 弾丸が急所を外れたのはラッキーでした。 - It was lucky the bullet missed my vitals. - N1
 
- 刑事:「被害者は、急所を刺されて死亡したようだ。」 - Detective: 'Looks like the victim was stabbed in the vitals and died.' - N1
 
- 新人相手に急所を打つ質問をするなんて、スパルタにも程がある。 - Asking a newcomer such a hard-hitting question... Now that’s harsh. - N1
 
- 問題の急所を鋭く突かれた責任者は、記者への返答にあたふたしている。 - The official, having been pressed right at the crux of the issue, is scrambling to respond to the reporter. - N1
 
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