Vocabulary

What does 緊急 (きんきゅう, kinkyuu) mean?

緊急 (きんきゅう, kinkyuu) means urgent, emergency.

Quick facts
Readingきんきゅう
Romajikinkyuu
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
きんきゅう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkinkyuu

urgent, emergency

  1. 1noun · no-adjective · na-adjective urgency; emergency

Example sentences

  • An emergency meeting was suddenly called.

  • In case of emergency, please press this button.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.