きゅう
kyū

na-Adjective

1. sudden; abrupt; unexpected

事態 じたい きゅう ようするので一刻 いっこく てないと かれ った。
jitaiwa kyūo yōsurunode ikkokumo matenaito karewa itta.
He said that the matter was urgent, and that there was not a moment to lose.
na-Adjective

2. urgent; pressing

na-Adjective

3. steep; sharp; precipitous

屋根 やねにいく階段 かいだん せまくて きゅうでくらいです。
yaneni iku kaidanwa semakute kyūdekuraidesu.
The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.
na-Adjective

4. rapid; swift; fast

この がわ ながれは きゅうだ。
kono kawano nagarewa kyūda.
The current of this river is rapid.
Noun

5. emergency; crisis; danger

Noun

6. urgency; hurrying; haste

Noun

7. (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

Related to 序破急