swift, fast
On'yomi (音読み)
- ジン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 迅 primarily means "swift" or "fast" and is commonly used in nouns rather than verbs. A few representative compounds are 迅速 (じんそく), which means "(very) quick," and 迅雷 (じんらい), meaning "sudden peal of thunder." Another interesting compound is 奮迅 (ふんじん), indicating the idea of rousing oneself fiercely. Additionally, you might come across 疾風迅雷 (しっぷうじんらい), a phrase that conveys the sense of something happening with lightning speed. Note that while 迅 has no kun'yomi readings, its on'yomi reading is often used in formal or literary contexts.
Example sentences
彼の反応は迅速だった。
His reaction was swift.
Meanings across languages
- English
- swift, fast
- Tiếng Việt
- nhanh, mau
- 日本語
- 迅速, 早い
- 한국어
- 신속한, 빠른
- 中文
- 迅速, 快速
- id
- cepat
- th
- รวดเร็ว
- es
- rápido
- fr
- rapide
- de
- schnell
- pt
- rápido
Common compounds
- 迅速(very) quick, rapid, swift
- 迅雷sudden peal of thunder, thunderclap
- 奮迅rousing oneself fiercely, being intensely stirred up
- 獅子奮迅furious (energy, battle, etc.), frenzied (work, activity, etc.), ferocious
- 疾風迅雷with lightning speed
- 無常迅速the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death, promptitude of the changes of the times
- 迅速果断quick and decisive, fast and daring
- 迅速果敢quick and decisive, fast and daring, swift and resolute
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