Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 急行(きゅうこう) in Japanese

急行
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
きゅうこう
Romaji
kyūkō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    moving at high speed
    Example sentence
    普通電車急行ほど快適ではない The local train is less comfortable than the express train.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)
    Example sentence
    彼ら父親助けるために急行した They hurried to their father's rescue.

Examples of 急行, きゅうこう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

9 strokes

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

On'Yomi: キュウ

Kun'Yomi: いそ.ぐ, いそ.ぎ

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

going, journey

On'Yomi: コウ, ギョウ, アン

Kun'Yomi: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう

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