急
きゅう
kyuu
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- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) sudden; abrupt; unexpected
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) urgent; pressing
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) steep; sharp; precipitous
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) rapid; swift; fast
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) emergency; crisis; danger
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) urgency; hurrying; haste
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
(in gagaku or noh) end of a song
see: 序破急
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は父の急死のために留学するのをあきらめた。
kare ha chichi no kyuushi no tame ni ryuugaku suru no wo akirame ta 。
He gave up going abroad to study because of his father's sudden death.
彼は馬を急がせた。
kare ha uma wo isoga se ta 。
He urged his horse along.
彼は東京行きの急行に乗っていった。
kare ha toukyou iki no kyuukou ni noxtsu te ixtsu ta 。
He took the express for Tokyo.
彼は大急ぎでオフィスを去った。
kare ha ooisogi de ofisu wo saxtsu ta 。
He left the office in great haste.
彼は成績が急に上がった。
kare ha seiseki ga kyuu ni agaxtsu ta 。
His grades took a big jump.
彼は失った時間を取り戻そうと急いだ。
kare ha ushinaxtsu ta jikan wo torimodosou to isoi da 。
He hurried on to make up for lost time.