noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
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.
In an emergency, please call this number.
緊急の会議が午後に開かれた。
An urgent meeting was held in the afternoon.
病院はけが人に緊急に対応した。
The hospital responded urgently to the injured person.
There is an urgent matter, so please contact me right away.
The company decided to respond urgently.
This problem requires urgent attention.
緊急 describes an emergency situation itself, while 早急 focuses on how quickly a response or action must be taken.
緊急 is a general term for urgency requiring immediate action, while 有事 specifically denotes a large-scale crisis or emergency, often with military or national connotations.
緊急 is a formal word for an emergency or critical urgency, while 急ぎ is a more general, everyday term for being in a hurry.
緊急 describes something urgent or pressing and is typically used as an adjective (緊急の), whereas 非常時 is a noun naming the emergency situation itself.
緊急 describes an objective, often official emergency (緊急事態), whereas 切実 describes a subjective sense of pressing importance.
緊急 is a more formal, serious term for an emergency often used in official contexts, while 急用 is the everyday word for a personal urgent matter.
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state of emergency; emergency; crisis