Kanji: 急

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	心(忄⺗) Radical name: こころ (りっしんべん)
Meaning:	Hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 300 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	急(いそ)ぐ	to hurry
N4	急(きゅう)	urgent, steep
N4	急行(きゅうこう)	speedy, express
N4	特急(とっきゅう)	limited express train (faster than an express train)
N3	急激(きゅうげき)	sudden, precipitous, radical
N3	急速(きゅうそく)	rapid (e.g. progress)
N3	急(きゅう)に	suddenly
N2	至急(しきゅう)	urgent, pressing
N1	応急(おうきゅう)	emergency
N1	緊急(きんきゅう)	urgent, pressing, emergency
N1	早急(さっきゅう)	urgent
N1	準急(じゅんきゅう)	local express (train slower than an express)
N1	急(せ)かす	to hurry, to urge on