Memory phrase for the Kanji: 速


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Meaning fast, quick, speed

Pronunciation

SOKU
hayai, sumiyaka

Explanation

Left: movement 辶, right: bundle 束 (Plants 木,禾 like sheafs of rice (cf. 兼) are bound with a ribbon 口 to a bundle 束)

Mnemonic


 
If you bundle it, the movement (= transport) is faster.

Radicals

movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou
bundle, sheaf(Things 木,禾 bound with a ribbon 口 to a bundle)
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

 Vocabulary

速い はやい  quick, fast, swift
速やか すみやか  speedy, prompt, smooth
速達 そくたつ  express, special delivery
加速 かそく  acceleration
加速度 かそくど  acceleration
早速 さっそく  at once, immediately, promptly
急速 きゅうそく  rapid (e.g. progress)
迅速 じんそく  quick, fast, rapid, swift, prompt
速力 そくりょく  speed

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