ソク, はや.い, はや, はや.める, すみ.やか, わ

quick, fast

JLPT3 G3 S10 F576

As per # (compact) + 辵 movement → time compacted/compressed in rushing about (compare 走 and ) → *fast*; *quick*; *speedy* → *prompt*; *immediately*; *speed*. For the connection between compaction/compression and running, also compare 趨.

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