急
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Meanings
- sudden, abrupt, unexpected
- urgent, pressing
- steep, sharp, precipitous
- rapid, swift, fast
- emergency, crisis, danger
- urgency, hurrying, haste
- (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
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Climbing a steep slope is tough.
A sudden rain started falling.
Something urgent came up and I was no longer able to go to the party.
Everyone was surprised by the sudden news.
Please slow down at sharp corners.
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character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
important, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK
to get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
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character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
View detailsimportant, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK
View detailsto get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
View detailsI, me; you; manservant
View detailsto wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up; to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf; to conceal (a feeling), to hide; to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
View detailsMetropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture; counter for cities and towns; capital
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