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Kanji: 急

KANJI
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
いそ
いそ
 ON 音 
キュウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
心(忄⺗)
Radical name:
こころ (りっしんべん)
Meaning:
Hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 300 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(いそ)
to hurry
N4
(きゅう)
urgent, steep
N4
(きゅうこう)
speedy, express
N4
(とっきゅう)
limited express train (faster than an express train)
N3
(きゅうげき)
sudden, precipitous, radical
N3
(きゅうそく)
rapid (e.g. progress)
N3
(きゅう)
suddenly
N2
(しきゅう)
urgent, pressing
N1
(おうきゅう)
emergency
N1
(きんきゅう)
urgent, pressing, emergency
N1
(さっきゅう)
urgent
N1
(じゅんきゅう)
local express (train slower than an express)
N1
()かす
to hurry, to urge on
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