急【きゅう】
Frequency rank: 3,815. – 3,816.
- sudden; abrupt; unexpected
- urgent; pressing
- steep; sharp; precipitous
- rapid; swift; fast
- emergency; crisis; danger
- urgency; hurrying; haste
- (in gagaku or noh) end of a songsee also 序破急
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 急【きゅう】Frequency rank: 3,815. – 3,816.
- きゅうFrequency rank: 25,728. – 25,901.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- sudden; abrupt; unexpected
- urgent; pressing
- steep; sharp; precipitous
- rapid; swift; fast
- emergency; crisis; danger
- urgency; hurrying; haste
- (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
This meaning describes something that happens unexpectedly or without warning.
This usage indicates a situation that requires immediate attention or action.
This meaning is often used to describe a steep incline or a sharp decline in a physical context.
This refers to something that occurs quickly or at a high speed.
This meaning emphasizes a critical situation that poses immediate risk or hazard.
This usage conveys the sense of needing to act quickly or the feeling of being rushed.
This refers to the conclusion of a musical piece in traditional Japanese performing arts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きゅう急をようする要するto be urgentきゅう急なへんこう変更sudden changeきゅうこうれっしゃ急行列車express trainきゅうに急にたちあがる立ち上がるto stand up suddenlyきゅうげき急激なへんか変化rapid changeいそいで急いでいく行くto hurry to goきゅう急なようじ用事urgent businessきゅうそく急速なしんてん進展swift developmentきゅう急はっしん発進sudden accelerationきゅうほう急報urgent reportきんきゅう緊急のかだい課題urgent issueきゅうばをしのぐ急場をしのぐto get by in an emergency
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Our P.E. kit was just shorts but now it's spats from today.
After Grandma's sudden death, Grandpa began to age rapidly.
3. はなび花火のひける弾けるおと音がやむ止むと、きゅうに急にあたり辺りがしずかに静かになる。あとに後にのこった残ったかやく火薬のにおい匂いが、なんだかおれ俺をせんちめんたるセンチメンタルなきぶん気分にさせた。
As the popping sound of the fireworks stopped, it suddenly became quiet around me. The smell of gunpowder somehow put me in a sentimental mood.
She wondered at the sudden change of his mind.