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Grade 3JLPT N4

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

9 strokes · frequency rank #309

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キュウ
Kun
いそ.ぐ、いそ.ぎ、せ.く

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Common words

  1. きんきゅうurgency; emergency1
    • In case of emergency, call 119.

    • Report to the emergency room.

    • What is the emergency telephone number?

  2. きゅうsudden; abrupt; unexpected2
    • The current of this river is rapid.

    • The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.

    • He said that the matter was urgent, and that there was not a moment to lose.

  3. きゅうそくrapid (e.g. progress)3
    • Computers have made rapid progress.

    • The tide is rising fast.

    • The Japanese economy developed rapidly.

  4. そうきゅうimmediate; prompt; quick; rapid4
    • We'll release the final agenda on the morning of Monday, January 20, so please reply quickly.

    • Prompt action is necessary.

    • Something must be done immediately to deal with this problem.

  5. きゅうせいacute (illness)5
    • "How did it go?" "They said it was acute appendicitis."

    • I have an acute pain here.

  6. きゅうげきsudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp6
    • The party gained ground rapidly.

    • There was a rapid decline in stock prices.

    • This town has undergone a rapid change.

  7. いそいでhurriedly; in haste; in a rush; quickly7
  8. きゅうきょhurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste8
  9. きゅうぞうrapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge9
    • Industrial production rose sharply in July.

    • Travel agencies' profits soared.

    • There is a rapid increase in shops struggling in the depression.

  10. きゅうしんrapid progress; radical progress10

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