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急造 (きゅうぞう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
hurried construction ; hasty production ; makeshift
Refers to something built, made, or formed quickly and often roughly, with a sense of being temporary or improvised. Can be used as a noun, a suru-verb, or as a no-adjective.
彼かれ
ら
は
急きゅう
造ぞう
の
チーム
で
大たい
会かい
に
出しゅつ
場じょう
し
た
。
They entered the tournament with a hastily formed team.
Kanji 急 hurry, emergency, sudden Similar words 即そく 席せき 即席 emphasizes something done on the spot or impromptu, often with a positive nuance of quick adaptation, while 急造 carries a stronger sense of rushed, rough, or temporary construction.
にわか 作づく り にわか作り also means hastily made, but is more colloquial and often implies a lack of preparation or skill, whereas 急造 is more neutral and can be used in formal contexts.
Etymology Compound of 急 (kyū, 'urgent, sudden') and 造 (zō, 'make, build'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows directly from the kanji components.
