See also: 紧要

Chinese edit

tight; nervous; strict
 
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (緊要)
simp. (紧要)
anagram 要緊要紧

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

緊要

  1. (urgently) important; vital; critical; serious; crucial
  2. (Cantonese) to an extreme degree; serious
    呢度緊要 [Cantonese, trad.]
    呢度紧要 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ni1 dou6 jit6 dak1 hou2 gan2 jiu3. [Jyutping]
    It's hot like crazy here.
Synonyms edit
  • (important):
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 緊欲 (“to be anxious; to be impatient”).
(This term is a variant form of 緊欲).

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: S
よう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(きん)(よう) (kin'yō-na (adnominal (きん)(よう) (kin'yō na), adverbial (きん)(よう) (kin'yō ni))

  1. very important

Inflection edit

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

緊要 (ginyo) (hangeul 긴요)

  1. Hanja form? of 긴요 (important; critical; serious).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective edit

緊要

  1. chữ Hán form of khẩn yếu (urgent and important).