切 実(せつじつ)

せつじつ

na-adjective

earnest, pressing, acute

formaldescriptive

1. earnest, pressing, acute, keenly felt

Describes something felt deeply and urgently, or a problem or need that is pressing and real rather than abstract.

切実(せつじつ)な問題(もんだい)だ。

It's a pressing problem.

住民(じゅうみん)の声(こえ)は切実(せつじつ)だった。

The residents' voices were earnest.

少子化(しょうしか)は地方(ちほう)にとって切実(せつじつ)な課題(かだい)であり、早急(さっきゅう)な対策(たいさく)が求(もと)められている。

The declining birthrate is an acute issue for rural areas, and urgent measures are being called for.

Compound of 切(せつ) (to cut, keen) + 実(じつ) (real, actual). Conveys that something is not merely theoretical but is felt as a real, urgent matter.

Forms

切実(せつじつ)な + noun (modifier)
切実(せつじつ)に + verb (adverbial: keenly, acutely)
切実(せつじつ)だ (predicate)

Common collocations

切実(せつじつ)な問題(もんだい) (pressing problem)
切実(せつじつ)な願(ねが)い (earnest wish)
切実(せつじつ)な悩(なや)み (acute worry)
切実(せつじつ)な課題(かだい) (urgent issue)
切実(せつじつ)に感(かん)じる (to feel keenly)
切実(せつじつ)に願(ねが)う (to wish earnestly)

Usage

Often used in news, essays, and formal discussion to emphasize that a concern is real and deeply felt rather than abstract or theoretical. Has a somewhat literary or formal tone.

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Added 2026.2.18 7:48 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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