急に
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 急に
1
swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily; hurriedly
Examples
気苦労で彼は急にふけた。
Care aged him quickly.
2
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
Examples
彼は急に居直った。
He changed his attitude suddenly.
3
sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
Kanji in this Word
急
9 strokes
Frequency: 309
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
hurry
emergency
sudden
steep
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キュウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いそ.ぐ
いそ.ぎ
せ.く
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