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Kanji Detail for 速 - "fast, prompt, speed"

速

  • Meaning

    速 means "fast, prompt, speed."

    1. Fast - Quick; rapid; swift.

    2. Speed - Rate of movement.

    3. Prompt - Immediate; without delay.

  • Words using 速

    • 急速 きゅうそく Listen rapid (e.g. progress)
    • 速球 そっきゅう Listen fastball
    • 速報 そくほう Listen news flash; prompt report; bulletin
    • 高速 こうそく Listen high-speed; rapid; express
    • 高速道路 こうそくどうろ Listen highway; freeway; expressway
    • 時速 じそく Listen speed (per hour)
    • 減速 げんそく Listen deceleration
    • 速度 そくど Listen speed; velocity; pace

  • Four-character idioms with 速

    • 巧遅拙速 こうちせっそく Listen better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent
    • 無常迅速 むじょうじんそく Listen the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times
    • 迅速果敢 じんそくかかん Listen quick and decisive; fast and daring; swift and resolute
    • 迅速果断 じんそくかだん Listen quick and decisive; fast and daring
    • 速戦即決 そくせんそっけつ Listen quick battle for a quick victory; blitzkrieg

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    • Verified meaning: fast, prompt, speed
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read そく, はや, はやし, はやと)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 速

    Given names 速(そく)Listen 速(はや)Listen 速(はやと)Listen

    Surnames 速(はやし)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    quick; fast

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    quick, prompt, speedy

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    fast; rapid; quick; velocity

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    prompt, quick, speedy

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fast. "Mencius" says "The King should quickly issue the order." | To invite. Such as 不速之客 (uninvited guest). Appears in "Book of Changes." Meaning those who come without being invited. Today in invitation cards, 恕速 has this meaning.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soku(ソク) ソク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    haya(はや) はや

    haya.i(はや-い) はや-い

    haya.meru(はや-める) はや-める

    sumi.yaka(すみ-やか) すみ-やか

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    fast speed prompt hasten hurry invite summon quick rapid accelerated agile brisk dash expeditious express fleet hasty immediate nimble race run snappy sprint swift

Sentences including 速

  • She ran as fast as possible.

  • His family are early risers.

  • The car doesn't run fast.

  • My brother can run as fast as i.

  • He spoke too fast for the student.

  • I can run faster than ken.

  • She was a strong , fast runner then.

  • Tom can run fast.

  • Naoko can run fast.

  • She walked fast so as to catch up with the others.

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