Meaning of 急行 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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急行JLPT 4
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Kana Readingきゅうこう
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Romajikyūkō
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Word Senses
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- 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
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)
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Example Sentences
急行, きゅうこう used in context
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The local train is less comfortable than the express train.
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They hurried to their father's rescue.
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They made for the scene of the accident.
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They rushed to the scene of the traffic accident.
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He took the express for Tokyo.
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He left for Tokyo on urgent business by the 7 o'clock express this morning.
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Kanji found in this word
going, journey
On: コウ, ギョウ, アン
Kun: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう
6 strokes
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