Learn Japanese Kanji: 急

This kanji has kunyoumi of いそ, and it has onyoumi of キュウ. This character means: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep, or urgent. It has the following radicals: heart, mind, spirit, wrap, and katakana yo. You can remember this kanji with this hint: An open mouth and hand on heart. Our example sentence is: サイレンが[急]変を知らせました。サイレンがきゅうへんをしらせました。The siren sounded an emergency.

Grade	Kun	On	Meaning	Strokes	Example Sentence
JLPT N4	いそ	キュウ	hurry, emergency, sudden, steep, urgent	9	サイレンが[急]変を知らせました。 サイレンがきゅうへんをしらせました。 The siren sounded an emergency.