急 – JLPT N4 Kanji, Kanji for emergency, hurry, steep, sudden

急

Strokes: 9

Meanings: emergency, hurry, steep, sudden
Onyomi: キュウ
Kunyomi: いそ.ぐ
Name Readings
JLPT: N4
Grade: 3
Frequency: -
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Story

The kanji 急 combines the “heart” radical (心) with the character for “movement” or “take action” (㑒), symbolizing a sudden feeling or urgent action. In ancient times, it represented haste, urgency, or sudden emotion. 急 came to mean hurry, urgent, or sudden, capturing speed, pressure, and immediate response.

Short Story

A heart reacting quickly — 急 means hurry, urgent, or sudden.

Mnemonic

Imagine your heart racing as you rush to catch something — that’s 急, the kanji for urgency and haste.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
急	きゅう	sudden, abrupt, unexpected	common JLPT-N4 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
急ぐ	いそぐ	to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner	common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb
急行	きゅうこう	hurrying (to somewhere), rushing, hastening	common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
屹度	きっと	surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely (e.g. 90 percent)	common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 Adverb (fukushi)
急速	きゅうそく	rapid (e.g. progress)	common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
急激	きゅうげき	sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical	common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
急に	きゅうに	swiftly, rapidly, quickly, immediately, hastily, hurriedly	common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi)
急かす	せかす	to hurry (up), to urge on, to press, to rush	common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
急流	きゅうりゅう	swift current, rapids	Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
急死	きゅうし	sudden death	common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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Example Sentences

Example #1

急いで学校に行きます。

いそいでがっこうにいきます

isoide gakkou ni ikimasu

I hurry to school.

Example #2

急な雨が降りました。

きゅうなあめがふりました

kyuu na ame ga furimashita

Sudden rain fell.

Example #3

急行電車に乗ります。

きゅうこうでんしゃにのります

kyuukou densha ni norimasu

I will take the express train.

Example #4

急に起こりました。

きゅうにおこりました

kyuu ni okorimashita

It happened suddenly.

Example #5

急な用事があります。

きゅうなようじがあります

kyuu na youji ga arimasu

I have an urgent matter.

Example #6

急いで家に帰ります。

いそいでいえにかえります

isoide ie ni kaerimasu

I hurry home.

Example #7

急ぎの仕事をしています。

いそぎのしごとをしています

isogi no shigoto o shiteimasu

I am doing urgent work.

Example #8

急な坂を登ります。

きゅうなさかをのぼります

kyuu na saka o noborimasu

I climb a steep slope.

Example #9

急に電話が鳴りました。

きゅうにでんわがなりました

kyuu ni denwa ga narimashita

The phone rang suddenly.

Example #10

急いで準備をします。

いそいでじゅんびをします

isoide junbi o shimasu

I will prepare quickly.

Example #11

急ぎの手紙を送りました。

いそぎのてがみをおくりました

isogi no tegami o okurimashita

I sent an urgent letter.

Example #12

急な知らせに驚きました。

きゅうなしらせにおどろきました

kyuu na shirase ni odorokimashita

I was surprised by the sudden news.

Example #13

急いでバス停に行きました。

いそいでバスていにいきました

isoide basutei ni ikimashita

I hurried to the bus stop.

Example #14

急な坂道で転びました。

きゅうなさかみちでころびました

kyuu na sakamichi de korobimashita

I fell on a steep slope.

Example #15

急いで宿題を終わらせました。

いそいでしゅくだいをおわらせました

isoide shukudai o owarasemashita

I hurried and finished my homework.

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Kanji Info

Kanji: 急

JLPT: n4

Strokes: 9

Grade: 3

Unicode: 6025

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