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緊急 (きんきゅう, kinkyuu) Japanese meaning: emergency | Kotomora
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きん
急きゅう
の
場ば
合あい
は
、
この
番ばん
号ごう
に
電でん
話わ
し
て
ください
。
In an emergency, please call this number.
An urgent meeting was held in the afternoon.
The hospital responded urgently to the injured person.
Usage patterns 緊きん 急きゅう の 〈 事こと 〉 an urgent matter
There is an urgent matter, so please contact me right away.
緊きん 急きゅう に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something urgently
The company decided to respond urgently.
〈 事こと 〉 が 緊きん 急きゅう を 要よう する a matter requires urgent attention
This problem requires urgent attention.
Kanji 急 hurry, emergency, sudden Related words· 13 非常 covers general emergencies or abnormal states (as in 非常口), while 緊急 stresses that something needs immediate action right now.
至急 is an adverbial word meaning 'as soon as possible' used in requests, whereas 緊急 is broader and can describe an emergency situation itself.
応急 refers to temporary first-aid or stopgap measures taken in response to a problem, while 緊急 describes the urgency of the problem itself.
緊急 describes a situation as being an emergency or urgent, while 急務 names the specific task that must be handled because of that urgency.
Show 9 more 緊急 is the everyday, official word for 'emergency' (e.g. 緊急事態), while 危急 is a more literary term that implies an imminent, life-threatening crisis.
緊急 describes an emergency requiring immediate action, while 切迫 emphasizes a situation growing tense or imminent, often without a sudden trigger.
緊急 is a stronger, more formal word for 'emergency/critical urgency,' often in set phrases like 緊急事態, whereas 急 is the everyday word for something urgent.
緊急 describes an emergency situation itself, while 早急 focuses on how quickly a response or action must be taken.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 緊, associated with tightness or urgency, and 急, associated with haste or suddenness. The combined spelling conventionally expresses a pressing, urgent situation.
緊急 is a general term for urgency requiring immediate action, while 有事 specifically denotes a large-scale crisis or emergency, often with military or national connotations.
緊急 is a formal word for an emergency or critical urgency, while 急ぎ is a more general, everyday term for being in a hurry.
緊急 describes something urgent or pressing and is typically used as an adjective (緊急の), whereas 非常時 is a noun naming the emergency situation itself.
緊急 describes an objective, often official emergency (緊急事態), whereas 切実 describes a subjective sense of pressing importance.
緊急 is a more formal, serious term for an emergency often used in official contexts, while 急用 is the everyday word for a personal urgent matter.
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
Show 5 more emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
emergency stop
urgent motion
declaration of a state of emergency
