- 急ぐ — to hurry
- 急な — sudden, urgent
- 急行 — express train
- 至急 — urgent, immediately
- 急用 — urgent business
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The 心 (こころ) radical symbolizes the heart or mind. Combined with phonetic cues, 急 conveys emotional urgency or a rush of action — fitting for meanings like “hurry,” “sudden,” or “emergency.”
急いで駅に向かいました。
I hurried to the station.
急行で 東京に行きます。
I’ll go to Tokyo by express train.