fast
N3- Onyomi
- ソク
- Kunyomi
- はや(い)
- Stroke count
- 10
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 速 down and you get 束 (bundle / bind) — branches tied at the middle, and beside it ⻌ (road / movement) — a road running along the bottom of the character. Picture a pedestrian crossing marked with painted stripes, put 速 inside it, and let that scene stand for "fast" — fast. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 10
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は10画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 10 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
急速
kyuusoku
rapid
速読
sokudoku
speed reading
迅速
jinsoku
rapid
速い
hayai
fast
速やか
sumiyaka
prompt
迅速な
jinsokuna
attributive: rapid (before a noun)
Example sentences (5)
AI技術は急速に進歩しています。
AI ぎじゅつ は きゅうそく に しんぽ しています。
AI gijutsu wa kyuusoku ni shinpo shiteimasu.
AI technology is advancing rapidly.
この町はここ数年で急速に変わりました。
この まち は ここ すうねん で きゅうそく に かわりました。
kono machi wa koko suunen de kyuusoku ni kawarimashita.
This town has changed rapidly over the last few years.
この電車はとても速いです。
この でんしゃ は とても はやい です。
kono densha wa totemo hayai desu.
This train is very fast.
兄は走るのが速いです。
あに は はしる の が はやい です。
ani wa hashiru no ga hayai desu.
My older brother runs fast.
日本語を速く打てるようになりたいです。
にほんご を はやく うてる よう に なりたい です。
nihongo o hayaku uteru you ni naritai desu.
I want to become able to type Japanese quickly.