急
急 — hurry, emergency, sudden
- JLPT
- JLPT N4
- Strokes
- 9
- Taught in
- School year 3
- Frequency
- #309 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- きゅう kyuu
- きゅう kyuu
- Kun'yomi
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- いそ.ぐ iso.gu
- いそ.ぎ iso.gi
- せ.く se.ku
- いそ.ぐ iso.gu
Words that use 急
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 急行 きゅうこう hurrying (to somewhere) JLPT N4
- 特急 とっきゅう limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required) JLPT N4
- 急ぐ いそぐ to hurry JLPT N4
- 急 きゅう sudden JLPT N4
- 至急 しきゅう urgent JLPT N3
- 急激 きゅうげき sudden JLPT N3
- 急速 きゅうそく rapid (e.g. progress) JLPT N3
- 急に きゅうに swiftly JLPT N3
- 応急 おうきゅう emergency fix JLPT N1
- 緊急 きんきゅう urgency JLPT N1