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Japanese symbol for “steeply”

Romaji: kyuuni
swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately

In Japanese, steeply is , read (kyuuni).

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 swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily; hurriedly
  2. adv suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
  3. adv sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

Kanji and stroke order

hurry, emergency, sudden
on: キュウ
kun: いそ.ぐ、いそ.ぎ、せ.く
9 strokes · JLPT 3

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)
きゅうきょ kyuukyohurriedly; in a hurry; hastily
きゅうぞう kyuuzourapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation

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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