Japanese symbol for “imminent”
急迫した
きゅうはくした
Romaji: kyuuhakushita
urgent; pressing; imminent
In Japanese, imminent is 急迫した, read きゅうはくした (kyuuhakushita).
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Meanings
- adj-f urgent; pressing; imminent
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “imminent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目の前 | めのまえ menomae | immediate; imminent; around the corner |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緊急 | きんきゅう kinkyuu | urgency; emergency |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 急激 | きゅうげき kyuugeki | sudden; abrupt; rapid |
| 特急 | とっきゅう tokkyuu | limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required) |
| 急遽 | きゅうきょ kyuukyo | hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily |
| 急増 | きゅうぞう kyuuzou | rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation |
| 迫る | せまる semaru | to approach; to draw near; to be imminent |
| 脅迫 | きょうはく kyouhaku | threat; menace; coercion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “imminent”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.