緊急

きんきゅう

urgent, pressing, emergency

What does 緊急 mean?

緊急 is a Japanese noun meaning urgent, pressing, emergency in English. It is written as 緊急 in kanji, きんきゅう in hiragana, and kinkyuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

緊急の場合は、119番に電話しなさい。

In case of emergency, call 119.