急ぐ

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 急いでください、時間がありません。▶ —
   Please hurry, we have no time.
2. 急がば回れ。▶ —
   When hurried, take the longer route. (proverb)

Collocations

Mnemonic

Isogu (急ぐ) is a godan verb — "to hurry, to rush." The te-form isoide doubles as an adverb "hurriedly" — isoide kudasai (please hurry), isoide taberu (eat in a hurry). The kanji 急 anchors a productive cluster: kyuu ni (suddenly, adverb), kyuukou (express train), kyuuyou (urgent business), kyuukyuusha (ambulance). The proverb isogaba maware ("if hurrying, take the long way") shares the global wisdom with Korean "geup-hal-su-rok dor-a-ga-ra," Chinese 欲速则不达, and English "more haste, less speed." Train classes (kyuukou, tokkyuu) make 急 an everyday word.

Quick check

1. Meaning of the proverb "isogaba maware"?

   • When in haste, take the safer / longer way — eventually faster
   • Hurry causes delays — time loss
   • Detours make the road longer
   • Don't postpone urgent matters