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On'yomi
ソク
SOKU
Kun'yomi
はや.い・はや-・はや.める・すみ.やか
hayai / haya / hayameru / sumiyaka

quick · fast

dynamic

Details

Strokes10
Frequency#576
Radicalwalk(3)

Stroke Order

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Strokes10

Component Breakdown

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walk + 束

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of advance and bundle. Advancing quickly with bundle.

Symbolism

Speed, swift, fast. Represents speed.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Competing for speed

Anime & Manga

頭文字D

Initial D(1995)

anime/manga

Story of street racers driving 'fast' on public roads.

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Games

ソニック

Sonic the Hedgehog(1991)

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Developer: Sega

High-speed action game featuring 'speed.'

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

速戦即決

そくせんそっけつ

quick battle for a quick victory; blitzkrieg; quick battle for a quick victory

無常迅速

むじょうじんそく

the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times; the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death

巧遅拙速

こうちせっそく

better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent; better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate

迅速果断

じんそくかだん

quick and decisive; fast and daring; quick and decisive

迅速果敢

じんそくかかん

quick and decisive; fast and daring; swift and resolute; quick and decisive

Proverbs & Idioms

急いては事を仕損じる

せいてはことをしそんじる

Haste makes waste

Rushing leads to mistakes