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emergency in Japanese

emergency in Japanese is 緊急事態, 非常時 — emergency means a sudden, serious situation that requires immediate action.

emergency in Japanese

緊急事態
noun
Pronounced: kinkyuujitai
(sometimes, attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
非常時
noun
Pronounced: hijōji
(sometimes, attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

What does "emergency" mean?

  1. noun A sudden, serious situation that requires immediate action.
    "Call 999 in case of a medical emergency."
  2. noun The department of a hospital that treats people needing urgent medical care.
    "They rushed him to emergency after the accident."
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emergency in a sentence

  • Call 999 in case of a medical emergency.
  • The government declared a state of emergency after the floods.
  • They rushed him to emergency after the accident.

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What is "emergency" in Japanese?

"emergency" in Japanese is 緊急事態, 非常時. emergency means: A sudden, serious situation that requires immediate action.

How do you pronounce 緊急事態?

"emergency" in Japanese is 緊急事態, pronounced "kinkyuujitai".

How do you use "emergency" in a sentence?

Example: "Call 999 in case of a medical emergency." In Japanese, "emergency" is 緊急事態, 非常時.

Are there other ways to say "emergency" in Japanese?

Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "emergency": 緊急事態, 非常時.

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