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急

Kanji 急: meaning "hurry, urgent", readings, stroke order

The kanji 急 means "hurry, urgent". On'yomi: キュウ; kun'yomi: いそぐ. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
hurry, urgent
On'yomi
キュウ
Kun'yomi
いそぐ
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 急

  • 急 きゅう — Urgent / sudden
  • 急ぐ いそぐ — To hurry
  • 急行 きゅうこう — express train or bus
  • 特急 とっきゅう — limited express (train faster than an express)
  • 至急 しきゅう — urgent, pressing
  • 急激 きゅうげき — sudden, precipitous, radical
  • 急速 きゅうそく — rapid (e.g., progress)
  • 急に きゅうに — suddenly
  • 急性 きゅうせい — Acute
  • 応急 おうきゅう — emergency
  • 緊急 きんきゅう — urgent, pressing, emergency
  • 準急 じゅんきゅう — local express (train, slower than an express)

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

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