急
Meanings
Na-adjective
1. sudden; abrupt; unexpected
2. urgent; pressing
3. steep; sharp; precipitous
4. rapid; swift; fast
Noun
5. emergency; crisis; danger
6. urgency; hurrying; haste
7. (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
Kanji used
Pitch accent
きゅう
Used in vocabulary
急に
swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily; hurriedly; suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); …
Adverb
Examples21
この
The current of this river is rapid.
屋根
The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.
事態
He said that the matter was urgent, and that there was not a moment to lose.
道路
The road makes a sharp right turn there.
急
Please hurry, it's urgent.
私
I found the banana on a steep mountain road.