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急激 (きゅうげき) — sudden | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

急激

きゅうげき

na-adjective

Meanings

1sudden
2precipitous
3radical
4abrupt
5rapid

Example sentence

入院２週間したらニキビが急激に減りました。

Two weeks after being admitted to hospital my acne suddenly started to disappear.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

急Hurry, Emergency, Sudden9 strokes 激Violent, Get Excited, Enraged16 strokes

More words with 急

緊急きんきゅう · urgentN1 急かすせかす · to hurryN1 急成長きゅうせいちょう · rapid growth 至急しきゅう · urgentN3 急速きゅうそく · rapid (e.g., progress)N3

Full entry on Jisho

急行きゅうこう · express train or busN4

急ぐいそぐ · to hurryN4

応急おうきゅう · emergencyN1

More words with 激

激励げきれい · encouragementN1 刺激しげき · stimulusN3 激しいはげしい · violentN3 感激かんげき · deep emotionN2 激突げきとつ · crash 激化げきか · intensification 激減げきげん · dramatic decrease 激怒げきど · rage

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