How to say "hurry" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 急ぐいそぐgodan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbThe general verb for hurrying yourself: moving or acting faster because time is short. It can also mean making something happen sooner, hastening a matter along rather than moving fast yourself.
- 急ぎいそぎno-adjectiveThe noun for hurry or haste, the counterpart of the verb 急ぐ. Reach for it when you need 'hurry' as a thing — the haste itself — rather than a verb for the act of hurrying.
- 急かすせかすgodan verb, transitive verbTo hurry someone else up: to urge, press or push a person to move or act faster. This is not the word for hurrying yourself — for that, use 急ぐ.
- 慌てるあわてるichidan verb, intransitive verbHurrying while flustered — rushing because something has rattled you, not simply because you are short of time. For plain, unflustered haste use 急ぐ; 慌てる always implies agitation or panic.
Use 「急ぐ」 for hurrying yourself or hastening something along, 「急ぎ」 when you need hurry or haste as a noun, 「急かす」 for hurrying someone else up, and 「慌てる」 for flustered, panicked rushing.
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Japanese equivalents
- 急ぐいそぐto hurry
- 急ぎいそぎhaste
- 急かすせかすto hurry (up)
- 急くせくto hurry
- 馳せるはせるto run
- 草々そうそうhurry
- 急き立てるせきたてるto hurry (up)
- 取り急ぐとりいそぐto hurry
- 急がすいそがすto hurry (someone to do)
- 急かせるせかせるto hurry (up)
- 先を急ぐさきをいそぐto hurry
- 急がせるいそがせるto hurry (someone to do)
- せき込むせきこむto get flustered
- 慌てるあわてるto hurry
- 吹っ飛ぶふっとぶto rush
- 栃麺棒とちめんぼうhurry
- 飛ぶとぶto hurry
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