Japanese symbol for “haste”
急ぎ
いそぎ
Romaji: isogi
haste; hurry; urgency; pressingness
In Japanese, haste is 急ぎ, read いそぎ (isogi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n haste; hurry; urgency; pressingness
- adv in a hurry; quickly; with haste
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “haste”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 急 | きゅう kyuu | urgency; hurrying; haste |
| ヘイスト | ヘイスト heisuto | haste |
| 栃麺棒 | とちめんぼう tochimenbou | hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緊急 | きんきゅう kinkyuu | urgency; emergency |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 急激 | きゅうげき kyuugeki | sudden; abrupt; rapid |
| 特急 | とっきゅう tokkyuu | limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required) |
| 急遽 | きゅうきょ kyuukyo | hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily |
| 急増 | きゅうぞう kyuuzou | rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “haste”.
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