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急 · hurry, emergency

急 is a kanji meaning hurry, emergency, sudden, steep. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • キュウkyū

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • いそぐisogu
  • いそぎisogi
  • せくseku

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In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 急 · 14 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 急
WordReadingMeaningLevel
急行きゅうこうexpress train or busN4
特急とっきゅうlimited express (train faster than an express)N4
急ぐいそぐto hurry, to be in a hurry, to rushN4
急きゅうurgent, sudden; steepN4
至急しきゅうurgent, pressingN3
急激きゅうげきsudden, precipitous, radicalN3
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More words that use 急
WordReadingMeaningLevel
急速きゅうそくrapid (e.g., progress)N3
急にきゅうにsuddenlyN3
応急おうきゅうemergencyN1
緊急きんきゅうurgent, pressing, emergencyN1
準急じゅんきゅうlocal express (train, slower than an express)N1
急かすせかすto hurry, to urge onN1
早急そうきゅうurgentN1
早急さっきゅうurgentN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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