JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 速: "quick, fast"
The kanji 速 means "quick, fast". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ソク in on'yomi and はや.い, はや-, はや.める, すみ.やか 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)
ソク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はや.いはや-はや.めるすみ.やか
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 | quick, fast |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 576 of 2,501 |
Common words with 速
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 早速at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
- 速度speed; velocity; pace; rate · velocity
- 加速acceleration; speeding up
- 高速high-speed; rapid; express · highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
- 急速rapid (e.g. progress)
- 速やかquick; speedy; prompt; rapid
- 迅速(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy
- 速gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
- 全速力full speed
- 速攻swift attack; quick attack; fast break; breakaway · right away; without delay; immediately; right off the bat
- 最速fastest
- 減速deceleration
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