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How do you read 早急 in Japanese?
A word for prompt action.
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Great urgency. More than one reading is listed in dictionaries.
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Describe the shapes you see
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早 from early and 急 from hurry reading
日 and 十 with 急 two-kanji word
早急 reading starting sa or sō
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早: 6 strokes; radical 日 (sun). 急: 9 strokes; radical 心 (heart). Distinguish informal descriptions of the shape from the dictionary radical.
早6 strokes / radical: 日 (sun)
急9 strokes / radical: 心 (heart)
Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.
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The answer is
さっきゅう
sakkyū / sōkyū
早急
Understand the meaning
English translationUrgency / promptness
Urgency or the need to act promptly, for example when a quick reply or response is required.
See it in a sentence
雨漏りが見つかったため、早急に修理を依頼した。After discovering the leak, we promptly requested repairs.
A way to remember
Both sakkyū and sōkyū are recognized. Do not label either reading universally incorrect.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 早急
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Identify the action that is urgent
早急に確認する and 早急な対応 qualify an action. Identify whether the urgency concerns a reply, a check or a repair to understand the request.
例：会場が変更になったので、参加者への案内を早急に送り直した。
Because the venue changed, we promptly resent the information to participants.
Recognize the alternative reading
Kanjipedia lists sakkyū as the headword reading and explicitly also gives sōkyū. This quiz presents both as answers so the focus remains on understanding the word.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 早急
Explanation checked on 2026-10-25. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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