速 — kanji meaning “quick”
速
quick, fast
- Meanings
- quick, fast
- On'yomi
- ソク (soku)
- Kun'yomi
- はや.い、はや-、はや.める、すみ.やか
- Name readings
- わ
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #576 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 162
- Chinese reading
- sù — Chinese character page
Words with 速
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高速 | こうそく kousoku | high-speed; rapid; express |
| 速度 | そくど sokudo | speed; velocity; pace |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 加速 | かそく kasoku | acceleration; speeding up |
| 時速 | じそく jisoku | speed (per hour) |
| 減速 | げんそく gensoku | deceleration |
| 速報 | そくほう sokuhou | news flash; prompt report; bulletin |
| 速やか | すみやか sumiyaka | quick; speedy; prompt |
| 風速 | ふうそく fuusoku | wind speed |
| 快速 | かいそく kaisoku | high speed; rapidity |
| 早速 | さっそく sassoku | at once; immediately; without delay |
| 迅速 | じんそく jinsoku | (very) quick; rapid; swift |
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