漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 310 strokesRadical
On
ソク
Kun
はや(い)・はや(める)・はや(まる)・すみ(やか)
Meaning
fast, quick

Origin

ORIGIN

辶 (to go) + 束 (sound) — moving quickly, meaning 'fast'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ソク速度・敏速・時速
はやい速い・速さ

Compare: 早い

はやめる速める

Compare: 早める

はやまる速まる

Compare: 早まる

すみやか速やかだ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 速度そくど

    speed

  • 高速こうそく

    high speed

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

電車は とても 速い です。

The train is very fast.

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