急 Kanji – hurry
The Japanese kanji 急 can mean hurry, emergency, sudden, steep.
Meaning and Readings
How is 急 read?
急 has the onyomi reading キュウ and the kunyomi readings いそぐ, いそぎ, せく.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyuu, isogu, isogi, seku.
Common Japanese Words Using 急
These common Japanese words contain 急. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 応急（おうきゅう） — emergency, first-aid
- 緩急（かんきゅう） — high and low speed, fast and slow, pace, tempo
- 危急（ききゅう） — emergency, crisis, imminent danger
- 急（きゅう） — sudden, abrupt, unexpected
- 急いで（いそいで） — hurriedly, in haste, in a rush, quickly
- 急かす（せかす） — to hurry (up), to urge on, to press, to rush
- 急ぎ（いそぎ） — haste, hurry, expedition, speed, dispatch
- 急ぐ（いそぐ） — to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner
- 急患（きゅうかん） — emergency case
- 急激（きゅうげ き） — sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical