- 速める — to speed up; to make faster verb (trans.)
- 速まる — to become faster verb (intrans.)
- 高速 — high speed
- 速度 — speed
- 速達 — express delivery
- 速やか — prompt, swift
- 加速 — acceleration
- 速歩 — fast walking
The radical 辶 (しんにょう) represents movement or a path. Combined with 束 (bundle), the character 速 implies something bundled and moved quickly — a metaphor for speed and swift delivery.
