Kanji

early, fast

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

日部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ, サッ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はやい, はや, はや-, はやまる, はやめる, さ-

Nanori (Name Reading)

さき, はや

Common Readings

サッ, ソウ, はや…い, はや…まる, はや…める

Example sentences

早い はやい
朝早く起きる習慣がある

I have a habit of waking up early in the morning.

今年は桜が早く咲いた

This year, the cherry blossoms bloomed early.

早速 さっそく
早速、会議を始めましょう。

Let's start the meeting right away.

洗礼 せんれい
彼は新しい仕事で、早速厳しい洗礼を受けた。

He immediately received a harsh initiation in his new job.

素早い すばやい
彼は素早い動きで敵をかわした。

He dodged the enemy with a quick movement.

よける よける
飛んでくるボールを素早くよけた。

I quickly dodged the flying ball.

早め はやめ
明日は大事な会議があるので、早めに家を出るつもりだ。

Since there is an important meeting tomorrow, I plan to leave home early.

避ける さける
ラッシュアワーを避けて、早めに家を出た。

I left home early to avoid the rush hour.

早々 そうそう
新年早々、大きな地震が発生して驚いた。

I was surprised by a large earthquake occurring right at the start of the New Year.

先制点 せんせいてん
試合開始早々、エースが鮮やかなシュートで先制点を決めた。

Right after the start of the match, the ace scored the opening goal with a brilliant shot.

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