急 hurry, emergency, sudden, steep 9 strokes taught in grade 3 old JLPT 3 #309 in newspapers Readings Onキュウ Kunいそ.ぐ、いそ.ぎ、せ.く In Chinese 急 Words written with it 緊急 きんきゅう urgency N1 急 きゅう sudden N4 急速 きゅうそく rapid (e.g. progress) N3 早急 そうきゅう immediate N1 急激 きゅうげき sudden N3 急性 きゅうせい acute (illness) 特急 とっきゅう limited express (train for which a… N4 急行 きゅうこう hurrying (to somewhere) N4 急ぐ いそぐ to hurry N4 急いで いそいで hurriedly 急遽 きゅうきょ hurriedly 救急 きゅうきゅう first-aid