急
急 — Hurry
hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
On’yomiキュウ (kyuu)
Kun’yomiいそぐ (isogu)
Kun’yomiいそぎ (isogi)
Kun’yomiせく (seku)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 急
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緊急 | きんきゅう kinkyuu | urgency; emergency |
| 急 | きゅう kyuu | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 早急 | そうきゅう soukyuu | immediate; prompt; quick |
| 急激 | きゅうげき kyuugeki | sudden; abrupt; rapid |
| 急性 | きゅうせい kyuusei | acute (illness) |
Study notes
急 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #309 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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