急ごしらえ きゅうごしらえ Also written 急拵え Meanings の-adjective, な-adjective, Noun hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift Kanji 急 sudden. Read as キュウ. Example sentences それは急ごしらえではあったが、当座をしのぐには充分事足りた。It was hastily put together, but it worked for the time being. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists