急

hurry, emergency

JLPT N4 Grade 3 9 strokes

Kun'yomi: いそ.ぐ・いそ.ぎ・せ.く
On'yomi: キュウ

急 means "hurry, emergency". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 9 strokes. It is read いそ.ぐ・いそ.ぎ・せ.く in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キュウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

急 in example sentences

急いそぎなさい。

Isogi nasai.

Hurry up.
急い[いそい]で戻もどれ。

Isoide modore.

Hurry back.
天気てんきが急変きゅうへんした。

Tenki ga kyuuhen shita.

The weather changed quickly.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 急 mean?: 急 means "hurry, emergency". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 急 have?: 急 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 急 read?: It is read いそ.ぐ・いそ.ぎ・せ.く in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キュウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 急?: 急 is a JLPT N4 kanji.

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