ピンチ

pinch; tough spot; bind; crisis

Also:clothespin

What does ピンチ mean?

ピンチ is a Japanese noun meaning pinch; tough spot; bind; crisis in English. It can also be translated as clothespin depending on context. It is written as ピンチ in hiragana, and pinchi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

我々は絶体絶命のピンチに追い込まれた。

We were driven to the wall.