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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

疾: rapidly

JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

疒 carries the meaning · 矢 is drawn in

10 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

シツshitsu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 疾患しっかんdisease; illness; disorder
  • 疾病しっぺいillness; disease
  • 疾走しっそうsprint; dash; scampering
  • 疾風しっぷうgale; strong wind; swift wind
  • 疾駆しっくriding fast; driving a horse fast

Also read はやい, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
疾 rapidly · 疒
vs侯 marquis · 亻
疾 has 疒 where 侯 has 亻.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jí

Same form: 疾 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
疾 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
疾 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin jí most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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