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今日の漢字
Grade 3JLPT N3

quick, fast

10 strokes · frequency rank #576

On
ソク
Kun
はや.い、はや-、はや.める、すみ.やか

Stroke order

  1. 1
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  5. 5
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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Common words

  1. きゅうそくrapid (e.g. progress)1
    • Computers have made rapid progress.

    • The tide is rising fast.

    • The Japanese economy developed rapidly.

  2. そっきゅうfastball2
    • Can you throw a fastball?

    • He hit a speed ball with his bat.

  3. そくほうnews flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement3
  4. こうそくhigh-speed; rapid; express4
    • Great speed is a feature of the Concorde.

    • The driver maintained a high speed.

    • A lot of cars speed by on this expressway day and night.

  5. こうそくどうろhighway; freeway; expressway; motorway5
    • I enjoyed driving on the new highway.

    • The motorway is snarled up.

    • There was a terrible accident on the freeway yesterday.

  6. じそくspeed (per hour)6
    • This car is going 60km an hour.

    • The car ran at 40 miles an hour.

    • He drove the car at eighty kilometers an hour.

  7. げんそくdeceleration7
    • Japan's foreign aid is decreasing in part because of an economic slowdown at home.

  8. そくどspeed; velocity; pace; rate8
    • The man drove his car at a uniform speed.

    • The plane increased speed.

    • He calculated the speed of light.

  9. すみやかquick; speedy; prompt; rapid9
    • I want quick action subsequent to the decision.

    • Time goes by quickly.

    • Koko continued to learn fast.

  10. かそくacceleration; speeding up10
    • The policy will only accelerate inflation.

    • The train gathered speed.

    • He accelerated his car and overtook me.

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