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Meaning of 急(きゅう) in Japanese

急
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
きゅう
Romaji
kyū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    urgent; sudden; abrupt
    Example sentence
    彼女は、それはあまりに急な知らせだと彼にぐちをこぼした。 She complained to him that it was too short a notice.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    sharp; steep; precipitous
    Example sentence
    彼は右に急カーブした。 He made a sharp turn to the right.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    rapid; swift; fast
    Example sentence
    道路はそこで急な右カーブになっている。 The road makes a sharp right turn there.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    emergency; crisis
    Example sentence
    道路はそこから急な上りになる。 The road ascends steeply from that point.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    hurrying; haste
    Example sentence
    道はそこから急な上り坂になる。 The path ascends steeply from there.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
    Example sentence
    道が急な下り坂になっている。 The road declines sharply.

Examples of 急, きゅう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

急 JLPT 4

9 strokes

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

On'Yomi: キュウ

Kun'Yomi: いそ.ぐ, いそ.ぎ

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