速

fast

JLPT N3 Grade 3 10 strokes

Kun'yomi: はや
On'yomi: ソク

速 means "fast". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 10 strokes. It is read はや in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソク in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Example word

速はやい

fast

速 in example sentences

話はなすの速はやいね。

Hanasuno hayai ne.

You talk fast.
トムは足あしが速はやい。

Tomu wa ashi ga hayai.

Tom is fast.
トムは速はやく走はしれる。

Tomu wa hayaku hashireru.

Tom can run fast.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 速 mean?: 速 means "fast". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 速 have?: 速 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 速 read?: It is read はや in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソク in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 速?: 速 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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