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至急 (しきゅう, shikyuu) Japanese meaning: urgent | Kotomora
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必ひつ
要よう
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Urgent contact is needed.
This is an urgent matter.
Usage patterns 至し 急きゅう 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 ください please do ~ immediately
Please contact us as soon as possible.
至し 急きゅう の 〈 事こと 〉 an urgent matter
This is an urgent matter.
至し 急きゅう 対たい 応おう する to handle/respond to something urgently
This problem needs to be dealt with immediately.
Kanji 急 hurry, emergency, sudden Related words· 9 至急 stresses immediate action right now, while 早急 means 'as soon as possible' with a slightly softer, less pressing tone.
緊急 is used for critical emergencies (e.g. 緊急事態), whereas 至急 just means a task or reply is needed very quickly, without implying danger.
速やか describes an action being done promptly and smoothly, while 至急 emphasizes the urgency and pressure to act without delay.
折り返し specifically means responding or calling back promptly, while 至急 is a general word for 'urgently' that can modify any action.
Show 5 more 至急 is a formal, often written term meaning 'immediately/urgently', whereas 急ぎ is the plain everyday noun for haste.
至急 is a formal word meaning 'urgently, as soon as possible' often used in requests or messages, while 大急ぎ describes the manner of doing something in a rush.
至急 is a more formal, urgent business term meaning 'immediately', while できるだけ早く is a softer request meaning 'as soon as possible'.
Don't confuse with 至急 (urgent) and 支給 (to provide/pay, e.g. salary or supplies) are homophones with completely unrelated meanings.
至近 means 'very close' in distance, while 至急 (written with the same first kanji) means 'urgent, immediately' and refers to time, not distance.
Written forms 至し 急きゅう Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and everyday writing.
しきゅう Usage 1%
Kana spelling is common in casual messages and when clarity is preferred.
Etymology Compound of 至 (reach, arrive) and 急 (hurry, emergency), literally 'arriving at urgency'. The spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of extreme urgency.
至急 stresses that something is urgently needed and must be handled fast, while 即刻 stresses that it must happen with zero delay, often as an order.
至急 stresses urgency and is used in business or formal requests ('at once, urgently'), while 早速 simply marks prompt action after a trigger without necessarily implying urgency.
