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急ぐ

いそぐ

to hurry

Mnemonic

A hand snatching down at a heart, the same 急 you have as きゅう. Fifteen minutes to cross town, so I go, and I go now: いそぐ.

Worth knowing

Same 急 as 急 きゅう, sudden. 急いで いそいで is quickly, said as an instruction.

Built from

sudden, hurry
心 a heart underneath with a hand grabbing above it. No time left.

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