Word Meaning 急場を凌ぐ

きゅうばをしのぐ kyuuba o shinogu

急場を凌ぐ is read as きゅうばをしのぐ (kyuuba o shinogu) and means to tide over a difficult situation.

Meaning

English

  1. to tide over a difficult situation
  2. to use a stopgap measure in a crisis

Reading

Kana

きゅうばをしのぐ

Romaji

kyuuba o shinogu

Writing Variants

  • 急場をしのぐ きゅうばをしのぐ kyuubaoshinogu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 121157 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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急場凌ぎ

きゅうばしのぎ

tiding over a difficult situation

急場

きゅうば

emergency

指定緊急避難場所

していきんきゅうひなんばしょ

designated evacuation shelter

凌ぎ場

しのぎば

shelter

急ぐ

いそぐ

to hurry

急激

きゅうげき

sudden

急逝

きゅうせい

sudden death

急騰

きゅうとう

sudden rise (in price)

急襲

きゅうしゅう

raid

急進派

きゅうしんは

radical faction or group

急成長企業

きゅうせいちょうきぎょう

rapidly growing company

Example Sentences

1

きゅうばをしのぐことができた。

We managed to tide over the emergency.