WORD DETAIL
救急
きゅうきゅう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
救急is read asきゅうきゅうand is a noun for urgent medical response, emergency care, or first aid. - Basic usage: Night service appears in
夜間の救急, while training content appears in救急の基本.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Emergency care and first aid
- Emergency care fits a hospital context, while first aid may fit a basic training course.
- Difference from
救助救助is rescue from danger;救急centers on urgent medical response and treatment.

