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緊急 (きんきゅう): urgent, pressing, emergency — Japanese vocabulary

緊急 is read きんきゅう and means "urgent, pressing, emergency". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

緊急

Reading
きんきゅう · kinkyuu
Translation
urgent, pressing, emergency
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
きんきゅうが

Example

緊急の用事ができたので約束を取り消した。

きんきゅうのようじができたのでやくそくをとりけした。

I canceled my appointment because of urgent business.

Kanji in this word

  • 緊 — Tense, Solid, Hard
  • 急 — hurry, urgent

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