# 速 — fast; quick

速 means “fast; quick”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ソク (soku). Kun'yomi: はや(い) (hayai), すみ(やか) (sumiyaka). You'll see it in words such as 速やか (sumiyaka, “quick; speedy”).

- Meaning: fast; quick
- On'yomi: ソク (soku)
- Kun'yomi: はや(い) (hayai), すみ(やか) (sumiyaka)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Qualities 4

## How to remember 速

A bundle (束) flying down the road (辶): fast.

Sounds like 束: both read ソク.

Parts: 束 bundle · 辶 road

## Words with 速

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 速やか | すみやか (sumiyaka) | quick; speedy |
| 速さ | はやさ (hayasa) | speed; velocity |
| 速い | はやい (hayai) | fast; quick |

## Don't confuse it with

[束](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bundle/) · [遣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dispatch/) · [疎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/estranged/) · [勅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-decree/)

## More in the “Qualities 4” set

[深](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deep/) · [況](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/situation/) · [良](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/good/) · [専](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/exclusive/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [効](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/effect/) · [易](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/easy/) · [速](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fast/)

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