速 means “fast, speed”

はやい · hayai

Also: quick

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): はやい, はや-, はやめる, すみやか
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ソク

Taught in grade 3 · 10 strokes

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Movement (辶) that binds (束) distance: covering ground so quickly that space seems to compress. Japan's obsession with speed produced the 新幹線 (shinkansen), which travels at 速度 (sokudo) of 320 km/h. Yet Japanese speed isn't reckless: it's precise. Trains depart within seconds of schedule.

Used in 速度 (sokudo, speed), 高速 (kousoku, high-speed), and 速い (hayai, fast)

速 means “fast, speed”

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