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VocabJLPT N2

speed

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Definitions

1. gear
2. speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

This character, meaning speed or quickness, is used as a component in many compound words related to moving fast. It appears in words describing velocity and is often seen on signs and in contexts related to transportation or rapid action.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Hmm, should I have stayed in first gear for that part?

Sentence 2

Isn't first gear on that bike super short?

Sentence 3

No way, you climbed that hill in fourth gear!?

Sentence 4

Um, what gear was I just in again...?

Sentence 5

The new model features more gears for improved efficiency.