急きゅう病びょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

sudden illness; acute illness

Refers to an illness that strikes suddenly and often requires urgent attention. Common in medical and everyday contexts.

〈人ひと〉が急きゅう病びょうになるfor someone to suddenly fall ill
彼かれは旅りょ行こう中ちゅうに急きゅう病びょうになった。
He suddenly fell ill during the trip.
急きゅう病びょうで〈場ば所しょ〉に運はこばれるto be taken to (a place) due to sudden illness
祖そ父ふは急きゅう病びょうで病びょう院いんに運はこばれた。
My grandfather was rushed to the hospital due to a sudden illness.
急きゅう病びょうの連れん絡らくを受うけるto receive word that someone has suddenly fallen ill
会かい社しゃにいる時ときに父ちちの急きゅう病びょうの連れん絡らくを受うけた。
I got word that my father had suddenly fallen ill while I was at work.

急きゅう患かん
急病 refers to the sudden illness itself, while 急患 refers to the patient who has suddenly fallen ill and needs emergency care.
病びょう気きN5
病気 is the general word for any illness, while 急病 specifically emphasizes the sudden, acute onset of the illness.

急きゅう死し
急病 means a sudden illness that may or may not be fatal, while 急死 means sudden death itself.
持じ病びょうN1
急病 is an illness that strikes suddenly and unexpectedly, while 持病 is a chronic condition someone has lived with for a long time.
急きゅう用ようN2
急病 means a sudden illness, while 急用 means urgent business; both are common excuses for leaving suddenly but refer to different reasons.

Compound of 急 (sudden, urgent) and 病 (illness). The reading is on'yomi for both characters.