特急
Meanings
1
limited express train
abbreviation
Abbreviation of 特別急行. Usage varies by railway company: JR, Seibu, Kintetsu, etc. require a limited-express ticket; Keiō, Keikyu, Hankyū, Hanshin, etc. use it for trains making a limited number of stops without a surcharge. Context usually makes the meaning clear.
See also: 特別急行
I'll go from Tokyo to Osaka by limited express.
Does this limited express stop at Shinjuku?
2
great hurry; urgent
Used in set phrases like 特急で (in great haste). Not a common standalone noun for hurry.
I have to finish that work in a great hurry.
Usage patterns
- 特急に乗るto take/board a limited express train
I took a limited express train to Shin-Osaka.
- 特急で〈動詞〉to do something in great haste
I finished the report in a great hurry.
- 特急で〈場所〉に行くto go somewhere by limited express train
Going to Kyoto by limited express is the fastest way.