How do you read 急変?

急変 is read きゅうへん (kyuuhen), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 急変?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 急変 in romaji?

急変 is written kyuuhen in romaji, also spelled kyuhen.

What kanji are in 急変?

急 (Hurry, Emergency); 変 (Unusual, Change).

急変きゅうへん

Q: How is 急変 used in a sentence?

手術は成功したかと思いきや、容態が急変した。 — Just when I thought the surgery had succeeded, his condition suddenly changed.

きゅうへん · kyuuhen (also spelled kyuhen)

noun

Sudden turn, sudden change

(suddenly occurring) accident, emergency

Other ways to say “sudden turn” in Japanese →

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Example sentences

手術は成功したかと思いきや、容態が急変した。

しゅじゅつはせいこうしたかとおもいきや、ようだいがきゅうへんした。

Just when I thought the surgery had succeeded, his condition suddenly changed.

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Kanji in this word

急Hurry, Emergency, Sudden 音きゅう訓いそ.ぐ・いそ.ぎ JLPT N4 · 9 strokes 変Unusual, Change, Strange 音へん訓か.わる・か.わり JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

急きゅうurgent, sudden; steep 急激きゅうげきsudden, precipitous, radical 応急おうきゅうemergency 急速きゅうそくrapid (e.g., progress)急にきゅうにsuddenly 急行きゅうこうexpress train or bus 変へんstrange, odd 一変いっぺんcomplete change

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What does 急変 mean?

Sudden turn, sudden change. It can also mean: (suddenly occurring) accident, emergency.

How do you pronounce 急変?

きゅうへん (kyuuhen). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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