緊急|きんきゅうkinkyuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectiveurgency; emergency
   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.

• Synonym危急ききゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Danger or disaster closing in, as in 「危急存亡の秋」; about imminent peril, not just urgency.
• Synonym喫緊きっきんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Pressing and important, demanding resolution, as in 「喫緊の課題」; used for issues, not emergencies.
• SynonymエマージェンシーNeutralNeutral loanword for an emergency situation; close in meaning to 「緊急」.
• Synonym急場きゅうばNeutralNeutral. A critical moment that calls for action, as in 「急場をしのぐ」; centers on coping with the situation.
• Synonym早急そうきゅうNeutralNeutral. Handling something as fast as possible, as in 「早急に対応する」; stresses speed of response rather than the situation itself.
• Synonym焦眉しょうびWrittenWritten/formal prose. Imminent peril, as in 「焦眉の急」; essentially a fixed expression.
• Synonym火急かきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Extreme, burning urgency, as in 「火急の用件」; even more pressing than 「緊急」.
• Synonym急迫きゅうはくWrittenWritten/formal prose. A situation turning pressing or imminent; actual examples are scarce.
• Related非常ひじょうNeutralNeutral. An emergency in the sense of an abnormal situation, as in 「非常口」 and 「非常時」; leans toward disasters and extraordinary events.
• Antonym平常へいじょうNeutralNeutral. Normal, everyday conditions; the opposite of an emergency state.
• Antonym通常つうじょうNeutralNeutral. Usual, ordinary conditions; the counterpart of the special, urgent 「緊急」.

Use 「緊急」 for a serious situation that must be handled at once, as in 「緊急事態」 or 「緊急連絡先」. For an abnormal event like a disaster, say 「非常」; for a pressing issue, 「喫緊」; when you need speed, 「早急」. The opposite is 「通常」.

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1. 事ことが重大じゅうだいで、急いそいでしなければならないこと。
2. 糸いとや弦げんを強つよく張はること。
3. 気性きしょうがきびしいこと。