How to say "emergency" in Japanese

• 非常ひじょうJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCovers 'emergency' in the sense of an abnormal, extraordinary state of affairs, contrasted with normal times. Use it for the state of things when ordinary life is disrupted by an unforeseen event.
  非常ひじょうの場合ばあいは警察けいさつを呼よびなさい。↗

  Call the police in an emergency.
• 緊急きんきゅうJLPT N1approx.Common
  no-adjective, na-adjectiveCenters on urgency: a situation that demands immediate action or response. This is the natural choice for urgent notices, alerts, and anything needing to be dealt with at once.
  緊急きんきゅうの場合ばあいは、１１９番ばんに電話でんわしなさい。↗

  In case of emergency, call 119.
• 危機ききJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounMeans 'crisis': a critical, dangerous point that a situation has reached, as in political or economic crises. Use it for 'emergency' only when you mean such a critical juncture rather than a sudden incident.
  我々われわれは一大いちだい危機ききに直面ちょくめんしている。↗

  We are facing a violent crisis.
• 有事ゆうじCommon
  nounA formal term for an emergency, heard chiefly in legal and security contexts, where it refers to national contingencies such as armed attack. For everyday emergencies it is seldom the word you want.
• 救急きゅうきゅうCommon
  nounConfined to the medical sense: first aid and emergency medical care, the domain of ambulances and emergency services. It is not the word for an emergency situation in general.
  救急きゅうきゅう診察しんさつを受うけるにはどこへ行いけばいいですか。↗

  Where should I go to be admitted into the emergency room?

Use 緊急 for urgency demanding immediate action, 非常 for an abnormal emergency state, 危機 for a crisis or critical juncture, 有事 for formal national-security contingencies, and 救急 only for emergency medical aid.

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• 非常ひじょうemergency
• 緊急きんきゅうurgency
• 危機ききcrisis
• 有事ゆうじemergency
• 救急きゅうきゅうfirst-aid
• エマージェンシーemergency
• 急場きゅうばemergency
• 危急ききゅうemergency
• 焦眉しょうびemergency
• 事変じへんaccident
• 一大事いちだいじimportant matter
• 不時ふじemergency
• もしものことemergency
• 火急かきゅうurgency
• 変事へんじaccident
• 緊急事態きんきゅうじたいstate of emergency
• 警急けいきゅうalarm
• 緊急性きんきゅうせいurgency
• 万一まんいち(unlikely event of) emergency
• 非常時ひじょうじtime of emergency
• 緊急時きんきゅうじ(time of) emergency
• もしもの時もしものとき(in an) emergency
• まさかsomething unexpected
• 緩急かんきゅうemergency
• 急変きゅうへん(suddenly occurring) accident
• 万が一まんがいち(unlikely event of) emergency
• 急きゅうemergency
• 変へんincident