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Japanese symbol for “hastily”

Romaji: kyuukyo
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste

In Japanese, hastily is , read (kyuukyo).

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

  1. adv hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
  2. adj-na sudden; abrupt

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

hurry, emergency, sudden
on: キュウ
kun: いそ.ぐ、いそ.ぎ、せ.く
9 strokes · JLPT 3
fear, agitation, confusion
on: キョ
kun: あわ.てる、あわただ.しい、すみやか、にわか
17 strokes

Other Japanese words for “hastily”

WordReadingMeaning
さっさと sassatoquickly; promptly; immediately
あたふた atafutain a hurry; hurriedly; hastily
そそくさ sosokusahurriedly; in a hurry; hastily
きゅうに kyuuniswiftly; rapidly; quickly

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きんきゅう kinkyuuurgency; emergency
きゅうそく kyuusokurapid (e.g. progress)
きゅうげき kyuugekisudden; abrupt; rapid
とっきゅう tokkyuulimited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)
きゅうぞう kyuuzourapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation
きょぜん kyozensudden; abrupt
こうきょ koukyobeing afraid and panicked

See also: Chinese symbol for “hastily”.

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.

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