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死にかける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
死にかける
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Reading : しにかける   
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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死にかける is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 125,000 (about 930,000 results)
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Example sentences:
かれ
にかけている

He has one foot in the grave.
かれ
にかけていた

He was nearing his end.
その
おとこ
にかけていた

The man was on the brink of death.
死に掛ける
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Reading : しにかける   
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 124,000 (about 942,000 results)
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シ   death   し die   
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death
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
さじ spoon   
hanging   かかる to be hanging, to cost, to take   かける to hang up, to spend, to multiply   -がかり person in charge   
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hand
divining rod
ケイ    jewel; corner   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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