急場|きゅうばkyuuba[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounemergency; crisis; critical moment
2. noun, gourgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point

• Synonym緊急きんきゅうNeutralA grave matter needing immediate action, as in 「緊急会議」; 「急場」 focuses on the pressing moment itself that you must handle.
• Synonym危急ききゅうWrittenWritten; danger is imminent, as in 「危急存亡」; stresses the danger itself, while 「急場」 stresses the moment you must cope with.
• Synonym非常ひじょうNeutralCovers moments of emergency, as in 「非常口」; 「急場」 focuses on the scene you have to deal with.
• Synonym有事ゆうじFormalFormal; an emergency such as war or civil unrest, as in 「有事法制」; mostly used in defense contexts.
• Synonym非常時ひじょうじNeutralA period of emergency such as war or natural disaster; leans toward the societal or national level, while 「急場」 is the moment facing an individual or organization.
• Synonym焦眉しょうびWrittenWritten, usually as 「焦眉の急」; a problem so imminent it demands immediate action.
• Synonym火急かきゅうWrittenWritten; extreme urgency, as in 「火急の用件」; stresses that the matter is pressing and must be handled at once.
• Synonym緊急事態きんきゅうじたいFormalFormal; a major situation demanding an urgent response, such as a state of emergency declared by the government.
• Synonym緊急時きんきゅうじNeutralThe time when an emergency occurs, as in 「緊急時の連絡先」; leans toward manual or instruction wording.
• Synonym警急けいきゅうWrittenWritten; an emergency calling for vigilance, but rarely used — 「緊急」 is the usual word.
• RelatedエマージェンシーNeutralLoanword for an emergency, used mostly in medical or aviation settings.
• Related危機ききNeutralA crisis, as in 「経営危機」; 「急場」 stresses the moment when you must act at once.
• Related急変きゅうへんNeutralA sudden change, typically in an illness or the weather; 「急場」 is the situation you must handle after such a change.
• Related切迫せっぱくWrittenWritten; a situation or deadline pressing close, as in 「事態が切迫」.
• RelatedピンチNeutralColloquial loanword for a bind or crisis, as in 「大ピンチ」; close in feel to 「急場」.
• Related急迫きゅうはくWrittenWritten; describes a pressing state of affairs, as in 「急迫した財政」; leans toward describing the state itself.
• Related不虞ふぐWrittenWritten; the unexpected or unforeseen, as in 「不虞の事態に備える」.
• Related変事へんじWrittenWritten; an unusual event or calamity; 「急場」 stresses the moment you must deal with.
• Relatedまさかの時まさかのときNeutralThe time when something goes wrong, as in 「まさかの時の備え」; stresses being prepared.
• Antonym平常へいじょうNeutralOrdinary, everyday times — the opposite of the critical moment that 「急場」 denotes.

For an emergency in general, 「緊急」 is the usual word and 「ピンチ」 the colloquial one. Use 「急場」 for the pressing moment right in front of you that you must somehow deal with, as in 「急場をしのぐ」. For ordinary times, say 「平常」.

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