Word Meaning 緩急

かんきゅう kankyuu

緩急 is read as かんきゅう (kankyuu) and means lenience and severity.

Meaning

English

lenience and severity
emergency
crisis
dire situation
high and low speed
fast and slow
pace
tempo

Reading

Kana

かんきゅう

Romaji

kankyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 13558 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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緩急自在

かんきゅうじざい

varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will

緩急記号

かんきゅうきごう

tempo indication

緩急車

かんきゅうしゃ

brake van

一旦緩急

いったんかんきゅう

(when) danger threatens

緩和

かんわ

relief

緩やか

ゆるやか

gentle (slope, curve)

緩む

ゆるむ

(of a market price) to go down slightly

緩い

ゆるい

gentle (curve, slope, etc.)

緩衝地帯

かんしょうちたい

buffer zone

緩慢

かんまん

lax

緩める

ゆるめる

to make more gradual (of a slope)

緩み

ゆるみ

slack

Example Sentences

いつもお世話になっていますから、一旦緩急あれば、すぐさま馳せ参じます。

You're always there for me, so if you're ever in dire straits, just let me know and I'll come running.