疾
疾 — Rapidly
rapidly
On’yomiシツ (shitsu)
Kun’yomiはやい (hayai)
Stroke order (10 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 疾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疾患 | しっかん shikkan | disease; illness; disorder |
| 疾病 | しっぺい shippei | illness; disease |
| 疾走 | しっそう shissou | sprint; dash; scampering |
| 疾風 | しっぷう shippuu | gale; strong wind; swift wind |
| 疾駆 | しっく shikku | riding fast; driving a horse fast |
Study notes
疾 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1577 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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