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緊急 (きんきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
emergency ; urgency ; urgent
Used as a noun and as a noun-like modifier, especially in compounds and phrases such as 緊急事態, 緊急連絡, 緊急の用件, and 緊急に対応する. It emphasizes that immediate action or attention is needed.
緊きん 急きゅう の 会かい 議ぎ が 午ご 後ご に 開ひら か れ た 。
An urgent meeting was held in the afternoon.
Kanji 急 hurry, emergency, sudden Similar words 非ひ 常じょう Also means an emergency or abnormal situation, often in set compounds such as 非常口 and 非常事態; 緊急 more directly stresses immediate urgency.
至し 急きゅう Means 'as soon as possible' or 'urgent' and is often adverbial in requests; 緊急 is broader and can name an emergency situation itself.
応おう 急きゅう Refers to temporary or first-aid measures taken in response to an urgent problem; 緊急 describes the urgency or emergency itself.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 緊, associated with tightness or urgency, and 急, associated with haste or suddenness. The combined spelling conventionally expresses a pressing, urgent situation.
