The kanji 急: meaning, readings and stroke order

急

Meaning: hurry, sudden
On reading: キュウ kyuu
Kun reading: いそ（ぐ） isogu
Strokes: 9
Radical: 心 heart
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: vội, gấp (cấp)
Japanese: いそぐ。きゅうに。
Korean: 서두르다, 갑자기 (급)
Chinese: 赶快、突然

Readings, words and example sentences

キュウ kyuu · on reading

急きゅう行こう
express train
急きゅう行こうに乗って東京へ行きます。
I take the express train to Tokyo.

いそ（ぐ） isogu · kun reading

急いそぐ
to hurry
おくれるので 急いそぎます。
I am going to be late, so I hurry.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.