焦ります（あせります、aserimasu）
- to be in a hurry

The Japanese verb 焦ります (あせります, *asemarimasu*) means "to be in a hurry," "to be flustered," "to panic," or "to become impatient." It describes a state of feeling anxious, rushed, or worried, often due to a lack of time, an unexpected situation, or a feeling of being behind schedule. The feeling is generally negative. The word can imply a sense of urgency or a loss of composure. The word is used when someone is feeling pressure or stress, and they are feeling 焦ります or becoming 焦り, the noun form of 焦ります.

⚫︎ 試験の時間に遅れそうになって、焦りました。 Translation: I was in a hurry because I was about to be late for the exam. ⚫︎ プレゼンの準備がまだ終わっていなくて、焦っています。 Translation: I'm feeling flustered because the presentation preparations aren't finished yet. ⚫︎ 電車が遅延して、時間に焦りを感じました。 Translation: I felt panicked due to the train delay.

You use 焦ります when describing a situation where you or someone else is feeling pressured, anxious, or rushed. It can be used to explain the reason for a feeling of uneasiness or a change in behavior due to a tense or urgent situation. ⚫︎ It is often used in the -te form, as in 焦って (あせって, *asette*), to describe an action performed in a hurried or flustered manner. ⚫︎ You can also use the -ta form, 焦った (あせった, *aseta*) to describe the state of having felt flustered. ⚫︎ It is a common word in everyday conversation.

⚫︎ The base form is 焦る (あせる, *aseru*). ⚫︎ The polite form, which is more frequently used, is 焦ります (あせります, *asemarimasu*). ⚫︎ The kanji is 焦. ⚫︎ It is usually written in hiragana as 焦ります (あせります) in casual conversation or when the kanji is not known. ⚫︎ Okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is usually 「り」 (ri) for the polite form.

⚫︎ 慌てる (あわてる, *awateru*) - to be in a hurry, to panic (similar meaning, but may imply a loss of composure) ⚫︎ 急ぐ (いそぐ, *isogu*) - to hurry, to rush (focuses more on the action of speeding up) ⚫︎ 気にする (きにする, *ki ni suru*) - to worry about, to be concerned about (can be used to describe the feeling of being anxious, but it is less focused on the feeling of being hurried) ⚫︎ 心配する (しんぱいする, *shinpai suru*) - to worry (focuses more on the feeling of worry, a slightly different nuance)

⚫︎ 落ち着く (おちつく, *ochitsuku*) - to calm down, to be composed ⚫︎ ゆったりする (ゆったりする, *yuttari suru*) - to relax, to take it easy (implies a state of not being in a hurry) ⚫︎ 冷静になる (れいせいになる, *reisei ni naru*) - to become calm, to regain composure

締め切りが迫っていて、焦って書類をまとめています。 ・Translation: The deadline is approaching, and I am rushing to put the documents together. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates how the -te form of 焦る is used to describe an action done in a hurried manner.

試験の結果が心配で、焦りが止まりません。 ・Translation: I can't stop feeling anxious about the exam results. ・Explanation: This sentence shows the noun form 焦り being used to refer to the state of being panicked.

The kanji 焦 is composed of the radicals 火 (fire) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). This combination suggests the idea of something burning quickly or becoming scorched. The origin is linked to the idea of being hurried or anxious as if something is burning or approaching too quickly, causing one to feel pressure or panic.