Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 急変(きゅうへん) in Japanese

急変
Kana Reading
きゅうへん
Romaji
kyūhen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    sudden turn; sudden change
    Example sentence
    サイレンが急変を知らせました。 The siren sounded an emergency.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
    Example sentence
    彼の病状が急変するとは誰も思っていなかった。 Nobody expected that his condition would take a sudden turn.

Examples of 急変, きゅうへん 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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変 JLPT 3

9 strokes

unusual, change, strange

On'Yomi: ヘン

Kun'Yomi: か.わる, か.わり, か.える

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