► 動詞
急ぐ [(2)いそぐ] meaning: hurry rank: 1
☆ 彼は病院に急いだ ⇨ He went to a hospital in a hurry
☆ 彼等は完成を急ぐ余り手抜きをした ⇨ They were in such a hurry to complete the work, they cut corners
☆ 急げ！ ⇨ Hurry up!
☆ 私達は新製品の開発を急いでいる ⇨ We are developing our new product in a hurry
急がせる [(4)いそがせる] meaning: hurry rank: 2
☆ 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 (☛ Causative of 急ぐ)
急かす [(2)せかす] meaning: hurry rank: 3
☆ あんまり急かすと失敗するぞ ⇨ Don’t make him hurry too much, or he’ll screw it up (☛ Causative of 急ぐ. Usually used against a person)
急く [(1)せく] [liter] meaning: hurry rank: 4
☆ 急いては事を仕損じる ⇨ If you hurry you will make mistakes (☛ A common proverb)
► 名詞
急ぎ [いそぎ] meaning: hurry rank: 2
☆ 急ぎで御願いします ⇨ Please hurry. An express service please
☆ 急ぎの仕事が入った ⇨ An urgent work came in
► 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)