# 急 urgent

(fishhook) + (snout) + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
9 strokes

## Onyomi

KYUU |

## Mnemonic

| When some CUTE dudes get fishhooks stuck in their snouts while simultaneously having heart attacks, that's pretty urgent.

## Kunyomi

いそ*ぐ | to rush (usually in the present tense, like this : 急いで！（いそいで！）） ★★★★★

## Jukugo

急に(きゅうに) xxx | suddenly ★★★★★ KUN ON
急行(きゅうこう) | express train ★★★☆☆ 急 (urgent) + 行 (go) = 急行 (express train)
緊急(きんきゅう) の　or に | urgent ★☆☆☆☆ 緊 (tense) + 急 (urgent) = 緊急 (urgent)

## Synonyms

do it fast! 早速 速やか 急いで
emergency vs. crisis 救急 危機
suddenly いきなり 急に 突然 ふいに