JLPT N4 · 9 strokes
Kanji 急: "hurry, emergency, sudden"
The kanji 急 means "hurry, emergency, sudden, steep". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read キュウ in on'yomi and いそ.ぐ, いそ.ぎ, せ.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いそ.ぐいそ.ぎせ.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hurry, emergency, sudden, steep |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 309 of 2,501 |
Common words with 急
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 急sudden; abrupt; unexpected · urgent; pressing
- 急ぐto hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
- 緊急urgency; emergency
- 急速rapid (e.g. progress)
- 急激sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp
- 急ぎhaste; hurry; urgency; pressingness · in a hurry; quickly; with haste
- 救急車ambulance
- 早急immediate; prompt; quick; rapid
- 急にswiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately · suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
- 急かすto hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
- 至急urgent; pressing; immediate; prompt · urgently; promptly; at once; right away
- 急所vital part (of the body); tender spot; weak point; vitals · key point; essential point; crux (of a problem); heart (of a matter)
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