救 急(きゅうきゅう)

きゅうきゅう

noun

emergency (medical); first aid

medical

1. emergency (medical); first aid; emergency care

Urgent medical treatment or the system providing it. Used as a prefix in many medical compound words.

救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ)を呼(よ)んでください。

Please call an ambulance.

救急(きゅうきゅう)箱(ばこ)はどこにありますか。

Where is the first aid kit?

夜間(やかん)救急(きゅうきゅう)の受(う)け入(い)れ先(さき)を探(さが)すのに苦労(くろう)した。

I had difficulty finding a facility that would accept nighttime emergency patients.

Usage

救急(きゅうきゅう) is most commonly encountered as a prefix in compound words related to emergency medical care. The number to call for an ambulance in Japan is 119.

Common collocations

救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ) (ambulance)
救急(きゅうきゅう)箱(ばこ) (first aid kit)
救急(きゅうきゅう)病院(びょういん) (emergency hospital)
救急(きゅうきゅう)搬送(はんそう) (emergency transport)
救急(きゅうきゅう)隊員(たいいん) (paramedic)
救急(きゅうきゅう)処置(しょち) (emergency treatment)

Similar words

応急(おうきゅう) means "emergency" in the sense of a temporary or stopgap measure: 応急(おうきゅう)処置(しょち) (first aid, emergency treatment). 救急(きゅうきゅう) is specifically about the medical emergency care system.

Related Words

Related: 応急(おうきゅう) (emergency)

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Added 2026.3.5 15:29 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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