► 形容動詞
急 [きゅう] meaning: fast rank: 1
☆ この川は流れが急だから危険だ ⇨ This river current is very fast and dangerous
急 [きゅう] meaning: steep rank: 1
☆ 急な坂 ⇨ A steep hill
急 [きゅう] meaning: sudden rank: 1
☆ 急にそんな事を言われてもどうしたら良いかわからない ⇨ You ask me that out of the blue and I just don’t what to do
☆ 急に雨が降り出した ⇨ Suddenly it started raining
急 [きゅう] meaning: urgent rank: 1
☆ 急な仕事が入った ⇨ I just got an urgent work
☆ 急な知らせが入った ⇨ I just got an urgent message (☛ Often about someone dying)
More examples:
- この仕事は特急で仕上げなくてはいけない ⇨ We need to finish this work in a super expedited lead time
- 彼は急にすっくと立ち上がった ⇨ He suddenly got on his feet swiftly
- 急に虫の知らせがした ⇨ Suddenly I had a premonition
- 政界は風雲急を告げる状況だ ⇨ Winds and clouds are looming in the political world. Something major is imminent
- 急に雨が降り出したので木陰で雨宿りした ⇨ I took refuge under a tree because it suddenly started raining
- 第二次大戦後日本は急速に復興した ⇨ After WW2 Japan recovered rapidly
- 急に黒雲が出て日が陰った ⇨ Suddenly black clouds appeared and the sun got blocked, it got dark
- 応急修理はしたので一先ずは大丈夫だ ⇨ I did a quick repair, so it is safe for now
- 社長は新製品の開発を急がせた ⇨ The CEO ordered to hurry the development of the new product
- 私達は大急ぎで準備をした ⇨ We prepared in a big hurry
- 有名女優が若くして急逝した ⇨ A famous actress passed away young and suddenly
- 急に血の気が引いて眼の前が暗くなった (ちのけが) ⇨ Suddenly I felt like there is not enough blood in my head, and my vision went dark
- 彼は救急車で病院に運ばれた ⇨ He was transported to a hospital by an ambulance
- 急降下爆撃 ⇨ Dive bombing
- 急いては事を仕損じる ⇨ If you hurry you will make mistakes