Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 急性(きゅうせい) in Japanese

急性
Kana Reading
きゅうせい
Romaji
kyūsei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    acute (e.g. illness)
    Example sentence
    「どうだった？」「急性虫垂炎だって」 How did it go? "They said it was acute appendicitis."

Examples of 急性, きゅうせい 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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性 JLPT 3

8 strokes

sex, gender, nature

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: さが

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