ピンチpinchi

1. nounpinch; tough spot; bind; crisis; predicament
   我々われわれは絶体絶命ぜったいぜつめいのピンチに追い込おいこまれた。↗

   We were driven to the wall.
2. nounclothespin; clothes peg

• Synonym窮地きゅうちWrittenA predicament where you've run out of options, as in 「窮地に陥る」; heavier than 「ピンチ」 and leans written/formal.
• Synonym危機ききNeutralA crisis threatening survival or existence, as in 「経済危機」; more formal than 「ピンチ」 and graver in tone.
• Related急場きゅうばNeutralA moment demanding immediate action, as in 「急場をしのぐ」; stresses urgent response rather than the fix you're in.
• Related危急ききゅうWrittenDanger closing in; also a critical medical state, as in 「危急存亡の秋」; written/formal and heavier than 「ピンチ」.
• Related焦眉しょうびWrittenUsually 「焦眉の急」, an urgent matter that brooks no delay; written/formal — in daily speech say 「ピンチ」.
• Relatedまさかの時まさかのときNeutralThe moment something goes wrong, often 「まさかの時に備える」; mostly about being prepared, and less colloquial than 「ピンチ」.
• AntonymチャンスNeutralA good opportunity, the flip side of being in a 「ピンチ」; as in the saying 「ピンチはチャンス」.

For everyday trouble say 「ピンチ」; for a grave crisis say 「危機」; when you're out of options, 「窮地」. The opposite is 「チャンス」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 危機きき。苦境くきょう。
2. 手てや道具どうぐで摘つまむこと。洗濯バサミせんたくばさみ。
3. 植物しょくぶつの摘心てきしん。