性 急(せいきゅう)

せいきゅう

na-adjective

hasty, impatient, rash

1. hasty, impatient, rash

Acting or wanting results too quickly, without sufficient thought or patience. Describes people who rush through things or decisions made without adequate deliberation.

性急(せいきゅう)な判断(はんだん)は禁物(きんもつ)だ。

Hasty judgment is to be avoided.

結論(けつろん)を出(だ)すのが性急(せいきゅう)すぎる。

You're too hasty in reaching a conclusion.

性急(せいきゅう)に改革(かいかく)を進(すす)めると、現場(げんば)に混乱(こんらん)が生(しょう)じることがある。

If reforms are pushed too hastily, confusion may arise on the ground.

Usage

性急(せいきゅう) is a na-adjective used primarily in written and formal contexts. It carries a critical nuance — describing something as 性急(せいきゅう) implies it should have been done more carefully or patiently.

Forms

Adverbial: 性急(せいきゅう)に (hastily)
Modifier: 性急(せいきゅう)な (hasty)

Common collocations

性急(せいきゅう)な判断(はんだん): hasty judgment
性急(せいきゅう)な結論(けつろん): rash conclusion
性急(せいきゅう)に求(もと)める: to demand impatiently

Similar words

拙速(せっそく): hasty and careless (emphasizes poor quality of rushing)
短気(たんき): short-tempered, impatient (personality trait)
焦(あせ)る: to be hasty, to rush (verb)

Related Words

Synonym: 短気(たんき) (short-tempered)

Compare: 拙速(せっそく) (hasty and careless)

Compare: 焦(あせ)る (to be hasty, to rush)

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Added 2026.2.22 15:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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