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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