1) 一触即発いっしょくそくはつ #20,396 Link copied! Pitch accent い っ しょ く そ く は つ [5] Nakadaka Meaning ① Noun No-adjective Four-character idiom critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation 先さきほどの彼かれらのやり取とりにはひやひやしたよ。まさに一触即発いっしょくそくはつの危機ききだったね。 I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them. Kanji 一 イチ one, one radical (no.1) 触 ショク contact, touch, feel 即 ソク instant, namely, as is 発 ハツ departure, discharge, publish Forms 一触即発#20,396一触即発いっしょくそくはついっしょくそくはついっしょくそくはつ Learn this word with smart reviews that adapt to you Save word