9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

Kun'yomi
  • to hurry
  • haste
  • to hurry
On'yomi
  • キュ
    sudden ②urgent ③emergency ④urgency

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キュウ 55.9%
いそいそ 43.3%
0.8%

Character Breakdown

hurry, emergency, sudden
キュウ いそ.ぐ せ.く (3rd, N4)
grass cutting(芻) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
yo
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

swiftly ②suddenly ③sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.)
sudden ②urgent ③emergency ④urgency
urgent ②urgently
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References

Unicode hex code 6025
JIS X 0208 1-21-62
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1667
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1823
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2092
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2595
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1328
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 275
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 330
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10475X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 254
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 303
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 303
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 186
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 174
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 272
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 322
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 260
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.11
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 775
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1155
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2n7.2
Four corner code 2733.7
De Roo Code 2558