速 – quick, fast

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The kanji 速 means quick, fast. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソク (soku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はや.い、はや-、はや.める、すみ.やか (hayai, haya, hayameru, sumiyaka). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソク	soku
Kun’yomi	はや.い	hayai
Kun’yomi	はや-	haya
Kun’yomi	はや.める	hayameru
Kun’yomi	すみ.やか	sumiyaka

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: ｜・一・口・込・ハ・木.

Words using 速

速いはやいfast急速きゅうそくrapid (e.g. progress)高速こうそくhigh-speed速度そくどspeed加速かそくacceleration早速さっそくat once時速じそくspeed (per hour)速達そくたつexpress速力そくりょくspeed加速度かそくどacceleration迅速じんそく(very) quick

Example sentences

あれは世界で最も速い電車です。

That is the fastest train in the world.

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コンピューターは急速な進化を遂げた。

Computers have made rapid progress.

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超高速がコンコルド機の特徴だ。

Great speed is a feature of the Concorde.

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Kanji with the same radical

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