EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    vital part (of the body); tender spot; weak point; vitals

    急所を除くすべての攻撃を認める。
    I'm allowing all attacks except on vital organs.
  2. key point; essential point; crux (of a problem); heart (of a matter)

  3. male crotch (as a target in fighting)

    Colloquialsee 金的

  4. vital point; critical place to make a move

    Go (game)

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

Kun
いそ.ぐ、いそ.ぎ、せ.く
On
キュウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
309 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-5-4SKIP code
2n7.2The Kanji Dictionary
2733.7Four corner code
2558deroo
6025Unicode hex code
1-21-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1667Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1823New Nelson (John Haig)
2092New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2595Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1328Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1800Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1146Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1229Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
275A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
330Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10475XMorohashi
254A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
303Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
303Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
186sakade
174Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
272henshall3
322Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
260Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
775Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1155Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji2Pinyin reading
geubKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

place, extent

Kun
ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
On
ショ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
221 of 2500
Radical
door
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4m4.3The Kanji Dictionary
7222.1, 3222.1Four corner code
3054deroo
6240Unicode hex code
1-29-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1821Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2054New Nelson (John Haig)
851New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1127Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
107A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
600Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
137Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11715XMorohashi
312A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
153Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246sakade
177Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
328henshall3
305Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
129crowley
149Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
843Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
suo3Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level