Moto 急 (きゅう)sudden; abrupt; unexpected
- sudden; abrupt; unexpectedadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- urgent; pressingadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- steep; sharp; precipitousadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- rapid; swift; fastadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- emergency; crisis; dangernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- urgency; hurrying; hastenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 急
Words that share its kanji
- 緊急きんきゅうurgency; emergency
- 急速きゅうそくrapid (e.g. progress)
- 早急そうきゅうimmediate; prompt
- 急性きゅうせいacute (illness)
- 急激きゅうげきsudden; abrupt
- 急いでいそいでhurriedly; in haste
- 急きょきゅうきょhurriedly; in a hurry
- 急増きゅうぞうrapid increase; proliferation
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