即興

そっきょう

improvisation

Also:improvised

What does 即興 mean?

即興 is a Japanese noun meaning improvisation in English. It can also be translated as improvised depending on context. It is written as 即興 in kanji, そっきょう in hiragana, and sokkyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

結婚式のスピーチでくよくよすることはない。いざとなったら即興でもうまくいくもんだよ。

Don't worry about giving a speech at the wedding, you can just wing it when you get there.