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急 kanji
hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
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On readings
キュウ
Kun readings
いそぐいそぎせく
Words with 急
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —急所を突くto touch the vital point
- —急性心筋炎acute myocarditis
- —急性腎不全acute renal failure
- —救急救命士paramedic; emergency medical technician
- —救急シートemergency blanket
- —緊急シートemergency blanket
- —急を要するurgent; requiring quick (response)
- —急ハンドルabrupt steering
- —緊急避妊薬emergency contraceptive
- —最急降下法saddle point method; steepest descent method; gradient descent method
- —緊急自動車emergency vehicle
- —救急自動車ambulance
- —急性膀胱炎acute cystitis
- —特別急行券special-express ticket (usu. needed in addition to a basic fare ticket); limited-express ticket
- —急ブレーキsudden braking; slamming on the brakes
- —緊急交通路road for emergency vehicles; road that may be closed to non-emergency vehicles; emergency road (official translation)
- —急場しのぎtiding over a difficult situation; stopgap; quick fix
- —救急医療室emergency room; ER
- —救急救命室emergency room; ER
- —救命救急士paramedic; emergency medical technician