速

quick, fast

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ソク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

すみ.やかはや-はや.いはや.める

Nanori (名乗り)

わ

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:10

JLPT:N3

Frequency:576

Vocabulary

ソク

Word	Reading	Meaning
加速	カソク	acceleration; speeding up
快速	カイソク	high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
急速	キュウソク	rapid (e.g. progress)
減速	ゲンソク	deceleration
高速	コウソク	high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
失速	しっそく	stall; downturn; slowdown; slump; weakening; decline
拙速	せっそく	rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
素速い	すばやい	quick; swift; nimble; agile; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
速く	はやく	early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly; fast
速まる	はやまる	to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be advanced; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

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