A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 10 strokes

Quick ; Fast

Readings on: ソク
Kun readings: はや.い・はや-・はや.める・すみ.やか

速いはやい — fast

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 速度そくど — velocity; speed Word card → Source
• 高速こうそく — high speed; fast speed Word card → Source
• 急速きゅうそく — sudden (e.g. development); rapid Word card → Source
• 速力そくりょく — speed Source
• 加速かそく — acceleration Source
• 減速げんそく — deceleration Source