Japanese Word of the Day
急ぐ
/i-SO-gu/ • verb (Godan verb) — 29th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to hurry; to rush (to do something quickly)
Examples
- 電車に遅れそうだから急がないと。
(I'm going to miss the train, so I need to hurry.) - 急いでください、会議はもう始まっています。
(Please hurry; the meeting has already started.) - 宿題を急いで終わらせた。
(I hurried to finish my homework.)
Synonyms
- 慌てる
- 焦る
急ぐ is used when you or someone needs to move or act faster. Common phrases: 急いで (hurry), 急いでください (please hurry), 急がないと (colloquial 'I have to hurry'). Compared with 慌てる (to panic) and 焦る (to be anxious/impatient), 急ぐ focuses on the action of hurrying rather than the emotional state.
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