早い
はやい
Also written 速い, 捷い, 疾い
Meanings
- い-adjective fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt (esp. 速い)
- early; soon; earlier than usual
- premature; too soon; too early
- easy; simple; quick; fast (esp. 早い)
- as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ... (as ...するが早いか or ...するより早く)
Kanji
- 早 early. Read as はやい.
Example sentences
- なぜ、早くないのに、「お早う」というのでしょう？
Why does one say "Good day" when the day is not good? - 早ければ早いほどいい。
The sooner, the better. - 早ければ早い程よい。
The sooner, the better. - 君は彼と同じくらい速く泳げますか。
Can you swim as fast as he? - 何でこんなに早く来たの？
What did you come here so early for?
Common phrases
- 早い段階
- 早い時期
- 速いペース
- 速いタイム
- 早いうち
- 速いボール
- できるだけ早く (できるだけはやく) as soon as possible
- 一刻も早く (いっこくもはやく) immediately
- 速いスピード
- スピードが速い
- 速いテンポ
- 一足早い (ひとあしはやい) slightly early
- 速度が速い
- 足が早い (あしがはやい) to be fast at walking and running
- 成長が早い
Words containing 早い
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