Illustration: On a sharply rising residential lane in a Japanese hillside neighbourhood, a cyclist has dismounted and pushes a bicycle uphill with both hands on the handlebars. The rider leans heavily forward, knees bent and face strained, while the bicycle's wheels follow the unmistakable angle of the road.

JLPT N4na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

急きゅう

kyuu

steep

Example sentences

道みちが急きゅうな下くだり坂ざかになっている。
The road declines sharply.
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屋根やねにいく階段かいだんは狭せまくて急きゅうでくらいです。
The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.
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道みちはそこから急きゅうな上のぼり坂ざかになる。
The path ascends steeply from there.
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Kanji in 急

急hurry; emergencyOnキュウKunいそぐ・いそぎ・せく

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