JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 迅: "swift, fast"
The kanji 迅 means "swift, fast". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジン in on'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)
ジン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | swift, fast |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1888 of 2,501 |
Common words with 迅
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 迅速(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy
- 獅子奮迅furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
- 迅雷sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
- 疾風迅雷with lightning speed
- 奮迅rousing oneself fiercely; being intensely stirred up
- 無常迅速the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times
- 迅速果断quick and decisive; fast and daring
- 迅速果敢quick and decisive; fast and daring; swift and resolute
- 迅雷風烈violent thunder and fierce wind; rapidly changing situation; swift action
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