Word details

急に

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 急に.

Dictionary

Entry

急にゅうにAdverbFreq #7993
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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

9 strokesFrequency 309JLPT N3Grade 3

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