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急 = 彐 + 心 + 勹

急 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hurry”. It is built from 彐 (broom), 心 (heart) and 勹 (bound up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1229.

Keyword
hurry
RTK frame
1229
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いそ.ぐ, いそ.ぎ, せ.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
торопиться
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
急 quick

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 彐 broom
  2. 心 heart
  3. 勹 bound up

How to find 急 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “broom” + “heart” + “bound up”. 急 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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