単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#488 most used

急

きゅう0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

sudden; abrupt

ITS KANJI

急suddenread きゅう here15 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

It's suddenly got cold, hasn't it?

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

She flared up with anger.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

adjectival noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

urgent; pressing

adjectival noun

3

steep; sharp; precipitous

adjectival noun

4

rapid; swift; fast

adjectival noun

5

emergency; crisis; danger

noun

6

urgency; hurrying; haste

noun

7

(in gagaku or noh) end of a song

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

球sphere; globe; ballきゅう · not in tangoya
給wage; recompenseきゅう · not in tangoya
旧old; formerきゅう · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#488 most used

Written急 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium