きゅう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
1. sudden; abrupt; unexpected
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
Kanji used
hurry
Pitch accent
きゅ
Top 400
Used in vocabulary (71 in total)
rapid (e.g. progress)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
urgent business
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
urgency; exigency; emergency
acute (illness)
fast approach; quick intimacy
rapid development; rapid unfolding
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
sudden death
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
hastily made; improvised preparation
urgent report; urgent message
urgent; requiring quick (response)
emergency; first-aid
express messenger
swift current; rapids
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
steep angle; acute angle
(coming to a) sudden stop
sudden change; sudden turn
sharp curve (turn)
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
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 (incline)
express dispatch; urgent correspondence
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
sudden decrease
dispatch; despatch
abrupt steering
semi-express train; local express train; sub-express train
boom; sudden expansion
abrupt turn; sudden change
to help (a person) out of danger
artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)
rapid cooling
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
in no hurry; nonessential (industry)
boom (development, sales, etc.)
sudden or unexpected disaster
sudden fire; nearby fire
imminent danger; impending hardship
under pressure; urgency
urgent message; urgent dispatch; urgent despatch
steep sloping land; steep terrain
emergency braking procedure (e.g. during driver training and testing)
high fan speed (setting on air conditioner); squall; sudden gust
swiftly running river; rapid stream
rapid express (train)
Examples (50 in total)
Don't brake suddenly.
I've suddenly started to gain weight.
The weather changed suddenly.