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How to say 'Express' or 'Rush' in Japanese | 急行

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The Japanese word for Express or Rush is 'Kyuukou', written as 急行 in Japanese.'Express' or 'Rush' in hiragana is きゅうこう.

    word

    急行

    Meaning

    Express, Rush

    Reading

    きゅうこう

    kyuukou

    Kanji

    急Urgent 行Go

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '急行 (きゅうこう)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'express', referring to a type of train or bus that makes fewer stops to reach its destination faster. For example: I took the express train「急行に乗りました」(きゅうこうにのりました). The second meaning is 'rush', referring to a hurried or urgent action. For example: He left in a rush「彼は急行で出かけました」(かれはきゅうこうででかけました). The context usually clarifies which meaning is intended, as the first is related to transportation, while the second is related to speed or urgency in actions.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1003

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 急行

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    急

    Meaning

    Urgent

  • kanji

    行

    Meaning

    Go

Words Related to 急行 Through the Kanji 急

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 急 as well.

  • word

    急に

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    急

    Meaning

    Sudden

  • word

    急度

    Meaning

    Surely

  • word

    特急

    Meaning

    Express

  • word

    救急車

    Meaning

    Ambulance

  • word

    急ぐ

    Meaning

    Hurry

  • word

    大急ぎ

    Meaning

    Hurry

  • word

    急用

    Meaning

    Urgent matter

  • word

    急増

    Meaning

    Sudden increase

  • word

    急速

    Meaning

    Rapid

  • word

    急病

    Meaning

    Sudden illness

  • word

    準急

    Meaning

    Semi express

  • word

    緊急

    Meaning

    Urgent

  • word

    急激

    Meaning

    Rapid, Sudden

  • word

    救急

    Meaning

    Emergency

Words Related to 急行 Through the Kanji 行

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 行 as well.

  • word

    行く

    Meaning

    Go

  • word

    行う

    Meaning

    Conduct

  • word

    飛行機

    Meaning

    Airplane

  • word

    行き

    Meaning

    Going

  • word

    行為

    Meaning

    Act

  • word

    銀行

    Meaning

    Bank

  • word

    持って行く

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    行政

    Meaning

    Administration

  • word

    実行

    Meaning

    Execution

  • word

    旅行

    Meaning

    Travel

  • word

    飛行場

    Meaning

    Airport

  • word

    連れて行く

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    行成

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    行き来

    Meaning

    Coming and going

  • word

    行

    Meaning

    Line, Row

  • word

    行き止まり

    Meaning

    Dead end

  • word

    執行

    Meaning

    Execution

  • word

    行動

    Meaning

    Action

  • word

    行楽

    Meaning

    Outing

  • word

    行使

    Meaning

    Exercise

  • word

    進行

    Meaning

    Advance, Progress

  • word

    行列

    Meaning

    Line, Matrix

  • word

    修行

    Meaning

    Training, Asceticism

  • word

    移行

    Meaning

    Transition

  • word

    行事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    奉行

    Meaning

    Magistrate

  • word

    刊行

    Meaning

    Publication

  • word

    徐行

    Meaning

    Slow driving

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    一行

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    施行

    Meaning

    Enforcement

  • word

    行儀

    Meaning

    Manners

  • word

    遂行

    Meaning

    Execution

  • word

    通行

    Meaning

    Passage

  • word

    通行止め

    Meaning

    Roadblock

  • word

    現行

    Meaning

    Current, Existing

  • word

    履行

    Meaning

    Fulfillment

  • word

    流行る

    Meaning

    Trend

  • word

    先行

    Meaning

    Precedence

  • word

    発行

    Meaning

    Issue, Publication

  • word

    歩行者

    Meaning

    Pedestrian

  • word

    歩行者天国

    Meaning

    Pedestrian zone

  • word

    平行

    Meaning

    Parallel

  • word

    走行

    Meaning

    Travel

  • word

    飛行

    Meaning

    Flight

  • word

    流行

    Meaning

    Epidemic, Trend

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