Kanji
迅
N1
6 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1888
swift, fast
On'yomi (音読み)
ジン
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
迅速
じんそく
(very) quick; rapid
獅子奮迅
ししふんじん
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.)
疾風迅雷
しっぷうじんらい
with lightning speed
迅雷
じんらい
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
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
迅速果断
じんそくかだん
quick and decisive; fast and daring
迅速果敢
じんそくかかん
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
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
獅子奮迅の勢い
ししふんじんのいきおい
irresistible force
Example sentences
彼（かれ）はその事態（じたい）に迅速（じんそく）に対応（たいおう）した。
He promptly coped with the situation.
脳手術（のうしゅじゅつ）の最中（さいちゅう）は、医者（いしゃ）も看護婦（かんごふ）も慎重（しんちょう）に、しかもできるだけ迅速（じんそく）に患者（かんじゃ）を扱（あつか）わなければならない。
While a brain operation is being performed, both doctors and nurses must handle the patient with kid gloves and yet with all speed practical.