危 機 感(ききかん)

ききかん

noun

sense of crisis; sense of urgency

emotion cognition

1. sense of crisis; sense of urgency

The awareness that a situation is dangerous or critical and that something must be done.

危機感(ききかん)を持(も)つ。

To have a sense of urgency.

彼(かれ)らは危機感(ききかん)が足(た)りない。

They don't feel the urgency of the situation.

売(う)り上(あ)げの急減(きゅうげん)に危機感(ききかん)を抱(いだ)いた社長(しゃちょう)は、会社(かいしゃ)の改革(かいかく)に乗(の)り出(だ)した。

Alarmed by the sharp fall in sales, the president set about reforming the company.

危機(きき) (crisis) + 感(かん) (feeling). Often used to criticize a lack of it: 危機感(ききかん)が薄(うす)い (complacent), 危機感(ききかん)がない.

Common collocations

危機感(ききかん)を持(も)つ / 抱(いだ)く: to feel a sense of crisis
危機感(ききかん)を募(つの)らせる: to grow increasingly alarmed
危機感(ききかん)が薄(うす)い: to be complacent
強(つよ)い危機感(ききかん): a strong sense of crisis

Similar words

緊張感(きんちょうかん): tension; a feeling of being on edge, not necessarily about danger
焦(あせ)り: impatience, anxiety to get something done

Related Words

Compare: 緊張感(きんちょうかん) (tension)

Compare: 焦(あせ)り (impatience, anxiety to get something…)

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Added 2026.10.8 9:22 · Revised 2026.10.8 9:24

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