焦眉の急

Japanese

Kanji in this term
焦 眉 急
しょう
Grade: S 		び
Grade: S 		きゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

焦眉 (shōbi, “urgency”, literally, “burning the eyebrows”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 急 (kyū, “sudden”). Compare Chinese 燃眉之急 (ránméizhījí, “extreme urgency”) and 焦急 (jiāojí, “anxious, worried”).

Noun

焦(しょう)眉(び)の急(きゅう) • (shōbi no kyū) ←せうびのきふ (seubi no kifu)?

  1. urgent need
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