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Kanji Grade 3 - 急

Kanji character Grade 3 急. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 急
About
hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Kun: いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ、 せ.く
On: キュウ
9 strokes
Radical: heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts: 勹 ヨ 心
 
Onyomi
急 【キュウ】 sudden, abrupt, unexpected, urgent, pressing, steep, sharp, precipitous, rapid, swift, fast, emergency, crisis, danger, urgency, hurrying, haste, (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
急遽 【キュウキョ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, in haste, sudden
準急 【ジュンキュウ】 semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train
快急 【カイキュウ】 rapid express (train)
 
Kunyomi
急ぐ 【いそぐ】 to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner
急ぎ 【いそぎ】 haste, hurry, expedition, speed, dispatch
急ぎ足 【いそぎあし】 fast pace, quick pace
急く 【せく】 to hurry, to rush