N4
急 meaning and readings
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Kanji
急
N4
- Meaning
- urgent, sudden
- Onyomi
- キュウ
- Kunyomi
- いそ(ぐ)
- Formula
- 急 = ⺈ + ⺕ + 心。
Story
急 is analyzed as a combination of ⺈ (knife), ⺕ (hand), 心 (heart) and denotes urgent, sudden.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N4.
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