JLPT N1 • KANJI

urgent

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

喫緊 (きっきん) is an on'yomi compound: 喫 (キツ) and 緊 (キン), with gemination. Misreadings like きつぎん or きっかん fail to apply gemination or misinterpret 緊. It means urgent or pressing, indicating a matter that requires immediate attention or action due to its critical and time-sensitive nature.

日本語解説

喫緊(きっきん)は、喫(キツ)、緊(キン)の音読みで、促音便を伴います。促音をつけ忘れたり、緊を「ギン」と誤読したりする間違いが多いです。差し迫って重要な事柄や、緊急の課題を意味します。

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