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JLPT N48画 · 8 strokesradical

urgent, hurry, rapid

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • いそ.ぐ

Meanings across languages

English
urgent, hurry, rapid
Tiếng Việt
gấp, khẩn cấp, vội vàng
日本語
急ぎ, 急な, 急ぐ

Common compounds

  • 急行きゅうこうexpress (train)
  • 急にきゅうにsuddenly
  • 急がば回れいそがばまわれmore haste, less speed

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