also: エマジェンシー · イマージェンシー
noun
Loanword used in contexts like emergency services, emergency exits, or urgent situations. Often appears in compound terms.
エマージェンシーのときはこのボタンを押してください。
In an emergency, please press this button.
エマージェンシーキットを車に積んでいる。
I keep an emergency kit in the car.
Standard katakana loanword from English 'emergency'.
Search-only variant; not a standard spelling.
緊急 is the native Japanese word for 'emergency' or 'urgency', used more broadly and in formal contexts. エマージェンシー is a loanword often used in specific compound terms or casual speech.
Borrowed from English 'emergency'.