きゅう

急

Common word

  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    sudden, abrupt, unexpected

    • 事態は急を要するので一刻も待てないと彼は言った。
      He said that the matter was urgent, and that there was not a moment to lose.

  2. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    urgent, pressing

  3. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    steep, sharp, precipitous

    • 屋根にいく階段は狭くて急でくらいです。
      The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.

  4. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    rapid, swift, fast

    • この川の流れは急だ。
      The current of this river is rapid.

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    emergency, crisis, danger

  6. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    urgency, hurrying, haste

  7. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    (in gagaku or noh) end of a song