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きゅう

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きゅう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adj-nasudden; abrupt; unexpected
  2. 2.
    adj-naurgent; pressing
  3. 3.
    adj-nasteep; sharp; precipitous
  4. 4.
    adj-narapid; swift; fast
  5. 5.
    nemergency; crisis; danger
  6. 6.
    nurgency; hurrying; haste
  7. 7.
    n(in gagaku or noh) end of a song

Kanji breakdown

N39 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

事態は急を要するので一刻も待てないと彼は言った。

He said that the matter was urgent, and that there was not a moment to lose.

屋根にいく階段は狭くて急でくらいです。

The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.

この川の流れは急だ。

The current of this river is rapid.

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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