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JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

急きゅう遽きょ

kyuukyo

hurriedly, at short notice

Example sentences

  1. それが諸般しょはんの事情じじょうで急遽きゅうきょ鹿児島かごしまにかわった。

    However, it was hastily changed to Kagoshima for various reasons.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 二代にだいの弟おとうとで、兄あにの急逝きゅうせいのため、江戸幕府えどばくふの命めいで急遽きゅうきょ跡あとを継ついだ。

    He was a younger brother of the second generation family head, and because of his older brother’s sudden death, he succeeded immediately by the order of Edo bakufu.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 訃報ふほうを知しった行列ぎょうれつは急遽きゅうきょ、引ひき返かえしたという。

    It is said that when Tadaaki received the news of Tadaharu’s death, his procession hastily turned around and went back the way they came.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 急遽

  • 急hurry; emergencyOnキュウKunいそぐ・いそぎ・せく
  • 遽fear; agitationOnキョKunあわてる・あわただしい・すみやか

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