Urgent - Quick

Japanese: 急 - きゅう

[1] (adjective-verb) ① The state of being in a hurry. Sudden. Also, the state of being in a hurry. Urgent. ※Genji (c. 1001-14), handwriting: “As I have been entrusted with this matter, I will attend the palace tonight.” ※Kibyoshi, Edo Seiga Kabayaki (1785), in “It is a little too soon.” (Shiji, Fan Kuai Biography) ② The state of an action or behavior that begins without warning. Sudden. Sudden. (Nippo Jisho (1603-04)) ※Warambesa (1660), 5 “Even if you know something, if you suddenly share it with someone, it will be a hassle.” ③ The state of being impatient. Hasty. ※Utsubo (c. 970-999) Kuniyori no Shita "He was a very good man, but he was also a very noble man." ※The Words of the Dwarf (1923-27) <Akutagawa Ryunosuke> Oral defense "It was just that he was in a hurry to find a new example that was a little different from the current trend." ④ The state of not letting up. Strict. Violent. ※Reading book Ugetsu Monogatari (1776) Asaji no Yado "It is said that the Kanrei ( _{the shogunate} ) was quick to blame him." ⑤ The state of speed or tone being fast. "Rapid current" ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 26 "The enemy was pursuing him very quickly." ⑥ The state of a steep incline. "A steep slope" *Constable (1902)〈Kunikida Doppo〉 "As I climbed the steep , narrow steps of the ladder" [2] [noun] ① (from (1) ①) A sudden incident. An urgent situation or matter. →Fuuun (wind and clouds) To announce urgency. *Meigoki (1275) 6 "What do you mean when you say you need to go to urinate? As this was an urgent matter, many people were waiting in the queue, and the word "urgency" was heard." *Taiheiki (late 14th century) 37 "The horns sounded from Gyōyō, warning of the urgency, and continued to beat like thunder." ② To hurry. Also, matters that must be done quickly. *This Year's Bamboo (1919-27)〈Satomi Ton〉Akanegumo "Is there something that requires urgent attention?" ③ In Bugaku, the last and fastest movement of the three movements that make up a piece of music. A quick bell. → Johakyu. ※Makura (10th century end) 217 "The melody is Fukaude . Waushikide. Sugo no Kifu." ④ When a Noh play, the contents of a piece, or a dance is divided into three parts, Jo, Ha, and Kyu, this is the last part. ※Sando (1423 ) "There are five stages in Johakyu: one stage for Jo, three stages for Ha, and one stage for Kyu."

Hurry [urgent]

[1] (Self-Ga 5 (4)) - To try to accomplish one's goal quickly. ① To start working quickly on something one wants to do or has to do. Also, to try to accomplish something quickly. To do something quickly. [Shinsen Jikyo (c. 898-901)] *Tales of Tonomine Shosho (mid-10th century) "I heard that he would hurry to get things done." ② To try to arrive at one's destination quickly. *Tosa (c. 935) January 30, Shohei 5th year "I hurriedly arrived at a place called Izumi no Nada." *Nippo Jisho (1603-04) "Umani Muchiutte (abbreviated) isoida (Isoida) ." [2] (Tales-Ga 4) - To speed up measures or responses in order to achieve one's goal. ① To express the desire to achieve one's goal quickly in one's attitude or actions. ※Makura (end of the 10th century) 184 "At dawn, how hasty they came down." ※Tsurezuregusa (around 1331) 49 "Hurrying to do things that should be done slowly." ② To make preparations for something. To prepare. To want to do something. ※Utsubo (around 970-999) Sagain "The Emperor hurriedly prepared for the New Year." [Etymology] (1) It has the same root as the adjective "isoshi (work)." From the meaning of diligently and without neglecting to proceed with something, the meaning of (2) to prepare or be ready was born.
(2) “Isogu” and “sekku” have in common the desire to do something quickly, but while “isogu” is a willful act that is manifested in a concrete action, “sekku” refers to the act of having that desire itself.

Se-ku [urgent]

[1] 〘Self-Ka 5 (4)〙① To be impatient. To be irritated. To be in a hurry. ※Torahirohon Kyogen, Kin-no (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "When you say that, my heart is in a hurry, and I can't see myself any more." ※Kabuki, Toribenoyama Shinju (1706) "Let's die together and travel together on our journey to the afterlife. Don't worry about hurrying ." ② To be in a hurry. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Koshoku Ichidai Otoko (1682) 6 "The enemy of the day called out to the seven of them. He hid under the kotatsu without any hurry." ③ To feel anger or sadness well up in one's heart. Also, to feel jealous . ※Haikai/Hinkai Dokuginshu (1666), Vol. 2: “I see the image of the midnight dance, and in my heart I am in a state of unsatisfied dreams (Kouwa) . ”※Joruri/Deishu Kagekiyo (1685), Vol. 2: “Akoya did not finish reciting the poem, and seemed to be in a hurry. I felt resentful, angry, sulky, and jealous.”④ To become short of breath. [2] [Other Ka 4] To hurry. To urge. To hurry. To urge. "Breathless" * Gyokujinsho (1563) 1 "As the carts continued to move along the same road, I found myself following in the footsteps of the cart in front of me." * Genkaku-sanbo (1927) <Akutagawa Ryunosuke> 5 "It was as if something was urging me, saying, 'Now's the time.'"

Hurry [urgent]

〘Noun〙 (The noun derived from the conjunctive form of the verb "isugu (to hurry)") 1. To do something in a hurry. Busyness. Also, something that must be done quickly. Urgent business. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 20.4337 "The waterfowl had already left the island when they arrived, and came without saying a word to their parents, and now I am feeling frustrated." ※Tsurezuregusa (around 1331) 189 "I was in a hurry first , and now I live in a confused state." 2. Making arrangements for an event or ceremony. Preparations. Getting ready. Also, the event or ceremony that has been prepared. ※Tonbo (around 974) Vol. 1 "The rush for the purification ritual is drawing near." ※Tsurezuregusa (around 1331) Vol. 19 "The public affairs are plentiful, and the way they are held one after another in the rush of spring is truly amazing." [Etymology] In the Heian period, it was often used in the sense of ②, and in the reading of Chinese classics, " Keimei" was used. → Etymology of "Keimei (Management)"

to hurry

〘Other Sa Lower 1〙 seka・su 〘Other Sa Lower 2〙① To make someone hurry. To make someone hurry. To urge. ※Otogi-zoshi, Fukutomi Choja Monogatari (late Muromachi period) "Although I am reluctant to leave you, please leave your mother. The more radiant your face is, the more I hurry you along, as if to determine any kind of relationship."② To tease and make someone angry. To make someone hurry. To tease. ※Warambesa (1660) 3 "The six debates are about talking, arguing, and saying things, making the other person anxious and taking advantage of the situation." ※Ninjyohon, Shunshoku Tatsumi-en (1833-35) 3 "The fact that you are so deeply divided and do not feel embarrassed about it is yet another way of making Yonehachi hurry."

Sekisu [urgent]

[1] (4) To hurry. To urge. ※Hyōban-ki and Shikidō-dōkyō (1678) vol. 5 “He came out of the side, shouting like a scare, and in the midst of the hurried struggle, I could see him break through.” [2] (2) ⇒ Urge (urgent)

Cough [acute]

〘noun〙 (the noun derived from the conjunctive form of the verb "sekku (to hurry)") To be in a hurry or in a hurry. ※Returning Home (1890)〈Miyazaki Lake Tokoro〉 2 "I thought this was the most urgent journey I could have ever taken, but I was still unable to lag behind due to the urgency of my mother's heart."

I'm in a hurry

〘Tasa 5 (4)〙 To make someone hurry up. To urge someone along. ※Utsubo (around 970-999) Toshikage "He just hurriedly took out his clothes and put them on, and he urged me on."

Se-keru [urgent]

〘Self-consciousness〙 To be impatient. To be in a hurry and irritated. To feel impatient.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

[1] 〘形動〙① 事態のさしせまったさま。にわかなさま。また、いそがしいさま。緊急。※源氏（1001‐14頃）手習「きふなる事にまかんでたれば、今宵、かの宮に参るべく侍り」※黄表紙・江戸生艷気樺焼（1785）中「ちと急にはできかねます」〔史記‐樊噲伝〕② 動作、作用が前ぶれなく行なわれだすさま。にわか。突然。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕※わらんべ草（1660）五「しりし事も、きうに人にとはれてはつまる物なり」③ 気短なさま。性急。※宇津保（970‐999頃）国譲下「いとよき人なれど、いときふにこはき人になん侍る」※侏儒の言葉（1923‐27）〈芥川龍之介〉或弁護「唯聊か時流の外に新例を求むるのに急だったのである」④ 手をゆるめることのないさま。きびしいさま。はげしいさま。※読本・雨月物語（1776）浅茅が宿「管領(く_はんれい)これを責る事急(キウ)なりといふ」⑤ 速度、調子のはやいさま。「急な流れ」※太平記（１４Ｃ後）二六「敵の追ふ事甚急にして」⑥ 傾斜が強いさま。「急な坂」※巡査（1902）〈国木田独歩〉「急(キフ)な狭い梯子段を上ると」[2] 〘名〙① ((一)①から) にわかな変事。切迫した事態、事柄。→ふううん（風雲）急を告げる。※名語記（1275）六「小便のゆばりをきふといへる如何。これ切急の事候とて、諸人列座の中をもたつことあれば、急の字歟ときこえたり」※太平記（１４Ｃ後）三七「漁陽より急を告ぐる鼙鼓、雷の如くに打つづけたり」② 急ぐこと。また、急いで行なうべき事柄。※今年竹（1919‐27）〈里見弴〉茜雲「何か非常に急を要するものがありますか？」③ 舞楽で、一曲を構成する三つの楽章のうち、最後の急速な楽章。急声。→序破急(じょはきゅう)。※枕（１０Ｃ終）二一七「調べは風香調(ふかうでう)。黄鐘調(わうしきでう)。蘇合のきふ」④ 能の番立てや、一曲の内容や、舞などを序、破、急の三つに分けた場合、その最後の部分。※三道（1423）「序破急に五段あり、序一段・破三段・急一段なり」

いそ・ぐ【急】

[1] 〘自ガ五（四）〙早く目的を果たそうと心掛ける。① したいこと、しなければならないことに早くとりかかる。また、早くしとげようとする。せいて事を行なう。〔新撰字鏡（898‐901頃）〕※多武峰少将物語（１０Ｃ中）「『いそぎ物へまかる』ときこえ給ひて」② 目的地に早く到着しようとする。※土左（935頃）承平五年一月三〇日「からくいそぎて、いづみのなだといふ所にいたりぬ」※日葡辞書（1603‐04）「ウマニムチウッテ〈略〉 isoida(イソイダ)」[2] 〘他ガ四〙目的を果たすために処置や対応を早める。① その目的を早く果たそうとする気持を態度や行為に表わす。※枕（１０Ｃ終）一八四「あかつきにはとく下りなんといそがるる」※徒然草（1331頃）四九「ゆるくすべきことをいそぎて」② 物事を行なう準備を進める。用意する。したくする。※宇津保（970‐999頃）嵯峨院「正月の御さうぞくいそぎ給ふ」[語誌](1)形容詞「いそし（勤）」と同根。せっせと怠らず物事をすすめる意から、(二)の準備をする、用意をする意が生じた。
(2)「いそぐ」と「せく」は、何事かを早くしたいと思う気持を持つことにおいて共通するが、「いそぐ」はそれが具体的な行為に現われる意志的な行為であるのに対して、「せく」は、その気持を持つこと自体を指す。

せ・く【急】

[1] 〘自カ五（四）〙① あせる。いらだつ。いそぐ。気がはやる。※虎寛本狂言・禁野（室町末‐近世初）「そなたがその様におしゃると心がせくによって、いよいよ某が目には見えぬ」※歌舞伎・鳥辺山心中（宝永三年）（1706）「あの衆と一所に死んで死出の旅で、道連れになり話さう。構ひて急(せ)くな」② あわてる。狼狽する。※浮世草子・好色一代男（1682）六「其日のお敵権七様御出と呼つぎぬ。すこしもせかず、火燵の下へ隠れけるこそ」③ 怒りや悲しみの気持が胸へこみあげる。また、嫉妬(しっと)する。※俳諧・誹諧独吟集（1666）下「躍(をどり)ぬる夜半の面影したひ侘(わび) ほいなき夢にせく胸の中〈幸和〉」※浄瑠璃・出世景清（1685）二「阿古屋は読みも果て給はずはっとせきたるけしきにて、うらめしや腹立や口おしやねたましや」④ 息などがはげしくなる。[2] 〘他カ四〙いそがせる。うながす。せかす。せきたてる。「息がせく」※玉塵抄（1563）一「せきつどうてつづくほどに車も同みちをとをるほどに、さきの車のわのあとを又とをるぞ」※玄鶴山房（1927）〈芥川龍之介〉五「それは丁度何ものかに『今だぞ』とせかれてゐる気もちだった」

いそぎ【急】

〘名〙 (動詞「いそぐ（急）」の連用形の名詞化)① 急いで物事をすること。せわしさ。また、急いでしなければならないこと。急用。※万葉（８Ｃ後）二〇・四三三七「水鳥の発(た)ちの已蘇岐(イソギ)に父母に物言(ものは)ず来(け)にて今ぞくやしき」※徒然草（1331頃）一八九「あらぬいそぎ先(まづ)出来てまぎれくらし」② ある行事や催しなどのためのとりはからい。準備。支度。また、準備したその行事や催し。※蜻蛉（974頃）上「御禊(ごけい)のいそぎ、ちかくなりぬ」※徒然草（1331頃）一九「公事(くじ)ども繁く、春のいそぎにとり重ねて催し行はるるさまぞ、いみじきや」[語誌]平安時代の和文では多く②の意で用いられ、漢文訓読系では「経営(けいめい)」が使われた。→「けいめい（経営）」の語誌

せか‐・せる【急】

〘他サ下一〙せか・す〘他サ下二〙① いそぐようにさせる。いそがせる。せきたてる。※御伽草子・福富長者物語（室町末）「御名残は惜しう侍れども、うばにはいとま出されよ。顔のつややかなるほどに、いかなる縁も定め侍らんと、せかする」② じらせて怒らせる。あせらせる。じらせる。※わらんべ草（1660）三「六論とは、口をきき、口論をして云まくり、むかふのものに気をせかせてはきをひをとる」※人情本・春色辰巳園（1833‐35）三「さも深くちぎり合ことを口にいだして恥かしとおもはぬは、これまた米八に心をせかせる手くだなり」