Onyomi: キュウ · Kunyomi: いそ.ぎ, いそ.ぐ, せ.く · Meanings: emergency, hurry, steep, sudden
Kanji for emergency, hurry, steep, sudden
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The kanji 急 combines the “heart” radical (心) with the character for “movement” or “take action” (㑒), symbolizing a sudden feeling or urgent action. In ancient times, it represented haste, urgency, or sudden emotion. 急 came to mean hurry, urgent, or sudden, capturing speed, pressure, and immediate response.
A heart reacting quickly — 急 means hurry, urgent, or sudden.
Imagine your heart racing as you rush to catch something — that’s 急, the kanji for urgency and haste.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 急 | きゅう | sudden, abrupt, unexpected | common JLPT-N4 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 急ぐ | いそぐ | to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb |
| 急行 | きゅうこう | hurrying (to somewhere), rushing, hastening | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 屹度 | きっと | surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely (e.g. 90 percent) | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 急速 | きゅうそく | rapid (e.g. progress) | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 急激 | きゅうげき | sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 急に | きゅうに | swiftly, rapidly, quickly, immediately, hastily, hurriedly | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 急かす | せかす | to hurry (up), to urge on, to press, to rush | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 急流 | きゅうりゅう | swift current, rapids | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 急死 | きゅうし | sudden death | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |