急 — kanji meaning “hurry”
急
hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
- Meanings
- hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
- On'yomi
- キュウ (kyuu)
- Kun'yomi
- いそ.ぐ、いそ.ぎ、せ.く
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #309 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- jí — Chinese character page
Words with 急
| 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 |
| 急性 | きゅうせい kyuusei | acute (illness) |
| 急行 | きゅうこう kyuukou | hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening |
| 救急 | きゅうきゅう kyuukyuu | first-aid; emergency (aid) |
| 急ぐ | いそぐ isogu | to hurry; to rush; to hasten |
| 早急 | そうきゅう soukyuu | immediate; prompt; quick |
| 至急 | しきゅう shikyuu | urgent; pressing; immediate |
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