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急ぐ

To Hurry

Meaning

To Hurry

Word Type

intransitive verb, transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means hurry so the verb vocab version is to hurry.

Reading

いそぐ

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: Someone who is trying to hurry is someone who is not at ease (いそ).

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • とにかく急ぐ

    to be in a hurry in any case

    少し急ぐ

    to be in a bit of a hurry

    なぜ急ぐ

    Why the rush?

  • 病院に急ぐ

    to hurry to the hospital

    店に急ぐ

    to hurry to the store

  • 道を急ぐ

    to hurry on one's way

    近代化を急ぐ

    to rush to modernize

    先を急ぐ

    to hurry

Context Sentences

ごめん、ちょっと急ぐから先に行くね！

Sorry, I'm in a bit of a hurry, I'll go first!

もっと急いでよ！急げばまだ間に合うはずだよ。

Hurry up! If we hurry, we can still make it.

ビエトが運ばれたと聞いて、コウイチは病院へ急ぎました。

Koichi rushed to the hospital when he heard that Viet had been brought in.

Kanji Composition