Japanese symbol for “asap”
大至急
だいしきゅう
Romaji: daishikyuu
as soon as possible; ASAP
In Japanese, asap is 大至急, read だいしきゅう (daishikyuu).
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Meanings
- adj-no, adv, n as soon as possible; ASAP
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “asap”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| なる早 | なるはや naruhaya | as soon as possible; ASAP |
| なるべく早く | なるべくはやく narubekuhayaku | as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily |
| 少しでも早く | すこしでもはやく sukoshidemohayaku | as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early |
| ＡＳＡＰ | アサップ asappu | as soon as possible; ASAP |
| 出来る限り早期 | できるかぎりそうき dekirukagirisouki | as soon as possible; ASAP |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 至る | いたる itaru | to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain |
| 至急 | しきゅう shikyuu | urgent; pressing; immediate |
| 緊急 | きんきゅう kinkyuu | urgency; emergency |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.