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Kanji dictionary: 速 (quick)
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速
Quick
This kanji has
10
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 3
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
quick, fast
On reading:
ソク
soku
Kun reading:
はや-い、はや-、はや-める、すみ-やか
haya-i, haya-, haya-meru, sumi-yaka
Use examples
高速道路
こうそくどうろ
an expressway, a turnpike
のみこみが速い
のみこみがはやい
be quick to grasp (understand), be quick-witted
足を速める
あしをはやめる
quicken one's pace
速やかに~
すみやかに
speedily, immediately
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