Kanji

速

速

quick, fast

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はやい, はや-, はやめる, すみやか

Nanori (Name Reading)

ちか, つぎ, とう, はや, はやし, はやみ, めす

Common Readings

ソク, すみ…やか, はや…い, はや…める

Example sentences

速い はやい
彼 は 走る の が とても 速い 。

He is very fast at running.

にしては にしては
彼 は 新人 にしては 仕事 が 速い 。

He works fast for a newcomer.

速度 そくど
高速道路 では 制限 速度 を 守って ください 。

Please observe the speed limit on the highway.

早速 さっそく
早速 、 会議 を 始めましょう 。

Let's start the meeting right away.

洗礼 せんれい
彼 は 新しい 仕事 で 、 早速 厳しい 洗礼 を 受けた 。

He immediately received a harsh initiation in his new job.

加速 かそく
車 が 加速 して 前 の 車 を 追い越した 。

The car accelerated and overtook the car in front.

第四 だいよん
彼 は 第四 コーナー を 回って 一気に 加速 した 。

He rounded the fourth corner and accelerated all at once.

高速 こうそく
事故 の せい で 高速 が 渋滞 している 。

The highway is congested due to an accident.

バーン バーン
ドイツ の 高速 道路 は アウト バーン と 呼ばれる 。

Germany's expressways are called Autobahn.

急速 きゅうそく
景気 は 急速 に 回復 している 。

The economy is recovering rapidly.

Example Vocabulary

速い

はやい

fast; quick

速度

そくど

speed; velocity

早速

さっそく

immediately; right away; promptly

加速

かそく

acceleration; to speed up

高速

こうそく

high speed; highway; expressway

急速

きゅうそく

rapid; swift

速やか

すみやか

prompt; quick; immediate

迅速

じんそく

swift; rapid; prompt

速

そく

speed; velocity; quickness; (prefix) rate of speed

速攻

そっこう

fast break; quick attack; blitz

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