This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キュウ、いそ.ぐ、いそ.ぎ
Romaji: kyū, iso.gu, iso.gi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  309
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-2-7
Korean Reading:  geub
Chinese Reading:  ji2
Unicode:  6025
JIS:  355E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2092
Nelson Index: 1667
New Nelson Index: 1823
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2n7.2
Four Corner Index: 2733.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 254
Gakken Index: 275
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10475X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1004
Remembering the kanji Index: 1146
Busy People Index: 2.11
Kanji Flashcards Index: 174
Kodansha Compact Index: 775
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 272
Kanji in Context Index: 260
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1328
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1800
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1155
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1229
Essential Kanji Index: 330
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2595
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2558
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 186
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 322

Words

(きゅう)
urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
急行 (きゅうこう)
moving at high speed; express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)
救急 (きゅうきゅう)
first-aid; emergency (aid)
急遽 (きゅうきょ)
hurriedly; in a hurry
準急 (じゅんきゅう)
semi-express train; local express train; sub-express train; slower than an express (more stops)
特急 (とっきゅう)
limited express (train, faster than an express); great hurry
緊急 (きんきゅう)
urgent; pressing; emergency
急速 (きゅうそく)
rapid (e.g. progress)
急激 (きゅうげき)
sudden; precipitous; radical
急性 (きゅうせい)
acute (e.g. illness)
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