🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

緊急事態

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kinkyū jitai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Emergency/ɪˈmɜːr.dʒən.si/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #650 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"緊急事態です、警察を呼んでください!"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

    "Please dial emergency services immediately if you witness a crime."
  2. 2

    A sudden occurrence of a condition that calls for immediate attention.

    "The hospital is fully equipped to handle any medical emergency."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin 'emergentia', stemming from the Latin 'emergere' meaning 'to rise out, bring to light, or emerge'. The modern noun sense of an unforeseen combination of circumstances calling for immediate action developed in the mid-17th century.

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