不要不急(ふようふきゅう)

ふようふきゅう
noun, no-adjective
nonessential and nonurgent
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1. nonessential and nonurgent
Neither necessary nor urgent. A four-character compound used in official requests to stay home or postpone plans, as in 不要不急(ふようふきゅう)の外出(がいしゅつ) (going out for nonessential reasons).
不要不急(ふようふきゅう)の外出(がいしゅつ)を控(ひか)えてください。
Please refrain from nonessential outings.
台風(たいふう)の日(ひ)は不要不急(ふようふきゅう)の用事(ようじ)を避(さ)けよう。
On typhoon days, let's avoid errands that can wait.
大雪(おおゆき)が予想(よそう)されるため、政府(せいふ)は不要不急(ふようふきゅう)の車(くるま)の利用(りよう)を控(ひか)えるよう呼(よ)びかけた。
With heavy snow forecast, the government asked people to avoid nonessential car trips.

Almost always before a noun as 不要不急(ふようふきゅう)の〜. It became an everyday word in 2020, when the government and local authorities repeatedly asked people to avoid 不要不急(ふようふきゅう)の外出(がいしゅつ) during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also used in warnings before typhoons and heavy snow.

Common collocations

Etymology

不要(ふよう) (unnecessary) + 不急(ふきゅう) (not urgent).

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Added 2026.10.10 21:20 · Revised 2026.10.10 21:23
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