迅
swift, fast
Readings
On'yomi
- ジン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
迅 centers on high speed: something swift or fast in motion.
Most common words using 迅
- 迅速じんそくN1
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
- 迅雷じんらい
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
- 獅子奮迅ししふんじん
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
- 奮迅ふんじん
rousing oneself fiercely; being intensely stirred up
- 無常迅速むじょうじんそく
the (fast) pace at which life passes, and thus the nearness of death; promptitude of the changes of the times
- 獅子奮迅の勢いししふんじんのいきおい
irresistible force
- 疾風迅雷しっぷうじんらい
with lightning speed
- 迅速果敢じんそくかかん
quick and decisive; fast and daring; swift and resolute
- 迅速果断じんそくかだん
quick and decisive; fast and daring
- 迅雷風烈じんらいふうれつ
violent thunder and fierce wind; rapidly changing situation; swift action
Study
Etymology
迅 combines the movement radical 辶 with 卂, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of speed or swift motion.
Meaning mnemonic
The movement radical 辶 suggests going, and the inside part 卂 looks like a fast, streamlined shape. Picture a swift messenger dashing along a path.
Reading mnemonic
For ジン, imagine a swift genie (ジン) zooming along the path: genie -> ジン, and it moves with incredible speed.