| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 急ぐ | いそぐ | to hurry |
| 急 | きゅう | (1) urgent, sudden, (2) steep |
| 特急 | とっきゅう | express |
| 至急 | しきゅう | urgent, pressing |
| 急行 | きゅうこう | rapid |
| 救急車 | きゅうきゅしゃ | ambulance |
| 急いで | いそいで | hurriedly |
| 急きょ | きゅうきょ | hurriedly, in a hurry |
| 急な坂 | きゅうなさか | sudden drop, precipitous slope |
| 急伸 | きゅうしん | sudden rise (esp. of stock prices), jump |
| 急募 | きゅうぼ | urgent recruit |
| 急坂 | きゅうはん, きゅうさか | steep slope, steep gradient |
| 急増 | きゅうぞう | explosion, proliferation, surge |
| 急峻 | きゅうしゅん | steep, sharp |
| 急性 | きゅうせい | acute (e.g. illness) |
| 急患 | きゅうかん | emergency case |
| 急激 | きゅうげき | sudden, precipitous, radical |
| 急落 | きゅうらく | sudden fall, sharp fall, sudden drop, sharp drop |
| 急逝 | きゅうせい | sudden death |
| 急速 | きゅうそく | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 急進 | きゅうしん | rapid progress, radical |
| 急須 | きゅうす | small teapot |
| 急須の口 | きゅうすのくち | spout of a teapot |
| 急騰 | きゅうとう | sudden rise, jump, sharp rise |
| 救急 | きゅうきゅう | first-aid, emergency (aid) |
| 早急 | さっきゅう, そうきゅう | urgent |
| 緊急 | きんきゅう | urgent, pressing, emergency |
| 緊急逮捕 | きんきゅうたいほ | arrest without warrant |
| 緩急 | かんきゅう | in case of emergency |