Japanese symbol for “hasty”
性急
せいきゅう
Romaji: seikyuu
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried
In Japanese, hasty is 性急, read せいきゅう (seikyuu).
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-na, n hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hasty”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軽率 | けいそつ keisotsu | rash; thoughtless; careless |
| せっかち | せっかち sekkachi | hasty; impatient; restless |
| 拙速 | せっそく sessoku | rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty |
| 軽はずみ | かるはずみ karuhazumi | thoughtless; rash; hasty |
| そそっかしい | そそっかしい sosokkashii | careless; thoughtless; hasty |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
| 性能 | せいのう seinou | ability; performance; efficiency |
| 個性 | こせい kosei | individuality; personality; quirk |
| 性別 | せいべつ seibetsu | (distinction of) sex; gender |
| 緊急 | きんきゅう kinkyuu | urgency; emergency |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g. progress) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hasty”.
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