きゅう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
1. sudden; abrupt; unexpected
Thinking about it that way, I suddenly became scared.
2. urgent; pressing
3. steep; sharp; precipitous
4. rapid; swift; fast
Noun
5. emergency; crisis; danger
6. urgency; hurrying; haste
7. (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
Pitch accent
きゅ
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Used in vocabulary (83 in total)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
urgency; exigency; emergency
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution
rapid (e.g. progress)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
acute (illness)
swift current; rapids
express dispatch; urgent correspondence
semi-express train; local express train; sub-express train
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
urgent business
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
fast approach; quick intimacy
rapid development; rapid unfolding
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
sudden death
urgent; requiring quick (response)
urgent report; urgent message
sudden illness
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
express messenger
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
steep angle; acute angle
(coming to a) sudden stop
sharp curve; sharp turn
sudden change; sudden turn
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
sudden declaration; rapid deceleration; sharp slowdown
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
sudden drop; precipitous slope
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
steep slope; steep incline
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
Tokyu Hands (Japanese department store chain)
abrupt steering
rapid decrease; sharp reduction; sudden drop; recession
dispatch; despatch
sudden fire; nearby fire
rapid expansion; rapid growth; sharp increase
abrupt turn; sudden change
sudden change
rapid cooling
artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)
quick pace; fast tempo; rapid progress
to help (a person) out of danger
boom (development, sales, etc.)
in no hurry; nonessential (industry)
sudden or unexpected disaster
pressing matter; sudden event
Tōkyū Setagaya Line
imminent danger; impending hardship
under pressure; urgency
urgent message; urgent dispatch; urgent despatch
steep sloping land; steep terrain
Tokyu Land Corporation
swiftly running river; rapid stream
high fan speed (setting on air conditioner); squall; sudden gust
rapid express (train)
sudden acceleration; rapid acceleration
sudden braking
Hankyu (Kansai area railway and retail conglomerate)
Tokyu Tōrist Corporation
Keikyu Corporation (abbr)
Examples (96 in total)
Don't brake suddenly.
You suddenly went quiet, what's the matter?
It has suddenly gotten cold, hasn't it?