急 — hurry, emergency, sudden

いそぐ急 hurry

U+6025 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes Freq #309 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1229 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

hurry
emergency
sudden
steep

word

いそ iso Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

急(いそ) ぐ isogu to hurry

きゅう kyuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

急(きゅう) kyuu sudden 緊(きん) 急(きゅう) kinkyuu urgent 急(きゅう) 速(そく) kyuusoku rapid 急(きゅう) 激(げき) kyuugeki sudden 早(さっ) 急(きゅう) sakkyuu urgent

Stroke order

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