Meaning of 急変(きゅうへん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 急変

Kana Reading きゅうへん

Romaji kyūhen

Examples of 急変, きゅうへん in a sentence

サイレンが急変を知らせました。

The siren sounded an emergency.
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.
事態は急変した。

There was a sudden change in the situation.

急 JLPT 4

9 strokes

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

On'Yomi: キュウ

Kun'Yomi: いそ.ぐ, いそ.ぎ

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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