JLPT N4 · な-adjective

急 (kyuu)

急 (きゅう, kyuu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “sudden; abrupt”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きゅう
Romaji: kyuu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

sudden; abrupt; unexpected · な-adjective
urgent; pressing · な-adjective
steep; sharp; precipitous · な-adjective
rapid; swift; fast · な-adjective
emergency; crisis; danger · noun

Example sentences

事態は急を要するので一刻も待てないと彼は言った。

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

Tatoeba #150766

屋根にいく階段は狭くて急でくらいです。

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

Tatoeba #188444

この川の流れは急だ。

The current of this river is rapid.

Tatoeba #220822

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 急

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	急だ	きゅうだ kyuuda
Present (polite)	急です	きゅうです kyuudesu
Negative	急じゃない	きゅうじゃない kyuujanai
Past	急だった	きゅうだった kyuudatta
Negative past	急じゃなかった	きゅうじゃなかった kyuujanakatta
Te-form	急で	きゅうで kyuude
Before a noun	急な	きゅうな kyuuna
Adverb (~ni)	急に	きゅうに kyuuni

Kanji in 急

急

hurry, emergency, suddenキュウ・いそ.ぐ・いそ.ぎ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 急.

急行きゅうこうhurrying (to somewhere)特急とっきゅうlimited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)急ぐいそぐto hurry至急しきゅうurgent急激きゅうげきsudden急速きゅうそくrapid (e.g. progress)急にきゅうにswiftly応急おうきゅうemergency fix緊急きんきゅうurgency準急じゅんきゅうsemi-express train早急そうきゅうimmediate早急さっきゅうimmediate急かすせかすto hurry (up)

Source: JMdict entry 1228560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.