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応急 (おうきゅう, oukyuu) Japanese meaning: emergency | Kotomora
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きゅう
処しょ
置ち
を
施ほどこ
し
た
。
We administered first aid to the injured person.
We could only take temporary measures.
Kanji 急 hurry, emergency, sudden Related words 緊急 describes urgency in general (an emergency situation itself), while 応急 specifically describes a quick, provisional response taken to deal with such a situation.
一時的 means 'temporary' in a general sense for any situation, whereas 応急 specifically implies a temporary measure taken in response to an urgent or emergency situation.
応急 refers to temporary, makeshift measures taken until proper treatment is available, while 救急 refers to the actual emergency medical care and system itself.
応急 refers to an emergency, stopgap measure (esp. medical or technical), while 間に合わせ is the broader everyday word for any improvised substitute.
Opposites 恒久的 describes a permanent, lasting solution, in contrast to 応急, which describes a stopgap measure meant only to hold until a proper fix is made.
Don't confuse with 救急 refers to emergency services or urgent medical response itself (e.g. 救急車, 救急病院), while 応急 refers to the provisional, stopgap action taken (e.g. 応急処置), so learners often mix up 応急処置 and 救急処置.
Word family· 7 emergency measure; emergency procedures · first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
emergency measure; temporary measure; stopgap
temporary repairs; emergency repairs
Etymology Compound of 応 (respond, apply) and 急 (urgent, sudden). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of responding to an urgent situation.
応おう 急きゅう 手て 当あて
first-aid treatment; emergency medical care
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution; emergency measure
