Word Meaning 喫緊

きっきん kikkin

喫緊 is read as きっきん (kikkin) and means urgent.

Meaning

English

  1. urgent
  2. pressing
  3. exigent

Reading

Kana

きっきん

Romaji

kikkin

Writing Variants

  • 吃緊 きっきん kikkin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 24152 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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喫茶店

きっさてん

coffee shop

喫煙

きつえん

smoking (tobacco)

喫する

きっする

to suffer (e.g. defeat)

喫茶

きっさ

tea drinking

喫水線

きっすいせん

waterline (ship)

緊急

きんきゅう

urgency

緊張

きんちょう

tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)

緊迫

きんぱく

tension

緊密

きんみつ

rigour

緊縮

きんしゅく

shrinkage

緊要

きんよう

momentous

緊急事態宣言

きんきゅうじたいせんげん

declaration of a state of emergency