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緊急  [きんきゅう]    meaning:  emergency  rank: 1
☆ 緊急事態こった ⇨ A urgent situation, an emergency, has happened

非常  [ひじょう]  [liter]    meaning:  emergency  rank: 1
☆ 政府は非常事態宣言した ⇨ The government declared a state of emergency
☆ 非常食 ⇨ Emergency food

救急  [きゅうきゅう]  [liter]    meaning:  emergency  rank: 2
☆ 救急病院 ⇨ An emergency hospital  (☛ Typically medical emergency)

万一  [(1)まんいち]    meaning:  emergency  rank: 2
☆ 万一の場合えておこう ⇨ Let’s get prepared for what-if scenarios  (☛ Literally means “one in 10K”)

万が一  [(1)まんがいち]    meaning:  emergency  rank: 2
☆ 万が一の場合えておこう ⇨ Let’s get prepared for what-if scenarios  (☛ A variant of 万一)

急用  [きゅうよう]    meaning:  emergency  rank: 3
☆ は急用があって帰った ⇨ He went home because of some emergency  (☛ Personal emergency)

有事  [(1)ゆうじ]    meaning:  emergency  rank: 4
☆ 有事にえて国境防備強化する ⇨ We reinforce the border defense to prepare for emergencies  (☛ Typically about military conflicts)