# 急

> 急: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

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- **On'yomi readings**: キュウ
- **Kun'yomi readings**: いそ.ぐ
- **Meanings**: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

## Notes

Commonly used in compounds like kyukou for express train or kyuu na for sudden. It signifies urgency or a sharp slope. It is a JLPT N4 level kanji. The radical heart on the bottom relates the urgency to human feelings or pressure.