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焦る (あせる): to be in a hurry, to be impatient — Japanese vocabulary

焦る is read あせる and means "to be in a hurry, to be impatient". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

焦る

Reading
あせる · aseru
Translation
to be in a hurry, to be impatient
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
あせるが

Example

彼は新しい仕事を始めようとあせっていた。

かれはあたらしいしごとをはじめようとあせっていた。

He was in a hurry to begin the new job.

Kanji in this word

  • 焦 — scorch, impatient

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