Kanji

急

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いそぐ, いそぎ

Common Readings

キュウ, いそ…ぐ

Example sentences

急 きゅう
急な用事で、明日の会議に出席できなくなりました。

Due to an urgent matter, I will not be able to attend tomorrow's meeting.

黙る だまる
不都合な質問をされると、彼は急に黙ってしまった。

When asked a disadvantageous question, he suddenly became silent.

急ぐ いそぐ
電車に遅れないように、駅へ急いだ。

I hurried to the station so as not to be late for the train.

ない ない
時間がないから急ぐ

There's no time, so hurry.

緊急 きんきゅう
彼は緊急の用事で実家に帰った

He went back to his parents' home on urgent business.

場合 ばあい
緊急の場合は、すぐに警察に連絡してください。

In case of emergency, please contact the police immediately.

急激 きゅうげき
最近、気温が急激に下がった。

Recently, the temperature has dropped rapidly.

上昇 じょうしょう
気温が急激に上昇した。

The temperature rose sharply.

急速 きゅうそく
景気は急速に回復している。

The economy is recovering rapidly.

回復 かいふく
彼は病気から急速に回復した。

He recovered quickly from his illness.

Example Vocabulary

急

きゅう

urgent; sudden; steep

急ぐ

いそぐ

to hurry; to rush

緊急

きんきゅう

urgent; emergency; pressing

急激

きゅうげき

sudden; abrupt; rapid

急速

きゅうそく

rapid; swift

急ぎ

いそぎ

urgency; haste; urgent business

救急車

きゅうきゅうしゃ

ambulance

急かす

せかす

to hurry; to press; to urge

早急

そうきゅう

immediate; urgent; prompt

至急

しきゅう

urgent; immediate; as soon as possible

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