No. 1,830 in Japanese
急
"急" means "urgent," "swift," or "sudden."
In a sentence
彼は突然急に立ち上がりました。
He suddenly stood up.
In this sentence, '急に' is used as an adverb meaning 'suddenly' or 'abruptly' to describe an unexpected action.
駅まで急いで行きました。
I hurried to the station.
Here, '急いで' is derived from '急ぐ' (to hurry) and used as an action to indicate hastening or moving quickly.
急な坂を注意して上りましょう。
Let's climb the steep slope carefully.
In this context, '急な' is used as an adjective meaning 'steep' or 'sharp', describing the slope.
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