急場

きゅうば

Meanings

1. Noun emergency; crisis; critical moment
2. urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point See also: 大場 (おおば).

Kanji

• 急 sudden. Read as キュウ.
• 場 place. Read as ば.

Common phrases

• 急場をしのぐ (きゅうばをしのぐ) to tide over a difficult situation

Words containing 急場

• 急場をしのぐ (きゅうばをしのぐ) to tide over a difficult situation
• 急場しのぎ (きゅうばしのぎ) tiding over a difficult situation
• 大場より急場 (おおばよりきゅうば) play urgent moves before big moves

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