緊急(きんきゅう)

きんきゅう
noun, no-adjective
emergency; urgency
abstract
1. emergency; urgency; urgent
A situation requiring immediate action or attention. Also used as a noun modifier (緊急(きんきゅう)の or 緊急(きんきゅう)～) to describe something as urgent or emergency-related.
緊急(きんきゅう)事態(じたい)が発生(はっせい)した。
An emergency situation has occurred.
緊急(きんきゅう)の連絡(れんらく)が入(はい)りました。
An urgent message has come in.
地震(じしん)のあと、政府(せいふ)は緊急(きんきゅう)会議(かいぎ)を開(ひら)いて対策(たいさく)を話(はな)し合(あ)った。
After the earthquake, the government held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

緊急(きんきゅう) indicates something requiring immediate attention or action.

Forms

緊(きん) (tense, tight) + 急(きゅう) (urgent, sudden)

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Related Words

Compare: 至急(しきゅう) (urgent, immediately)
Related: 応急(おうきゅう) (emergency)
Compare: 急務(きゅうむ) (urgent task)
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Added 2026.2.16 9:41 · Revised 2026.10.18 9:24
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