早く

はやく

Also written 速く

Meanings

1. Adverb, Noun early; soon
2. Adverb quickly; swiftly; rapidly; fast (esp. 速く)

Kanji

• 早 early. Read as はや.

Example sentences

• もっと早くに返事を出さなくてごめんなさい。
  I'm sorry I didn't reply to you sooner.
• もっと早くに出発すればよかった。
  I should have left earlier.
• できるだけ早くに出発すべきだ。
  You are to start as early as possible.
• この冬は雪が早くから降った。
  Snow fell early this winter.
• あんなに朝早くから来なくてもよかったのに。
  You needn't have come so early in the morning.

Common phrases

• 早くに亡くす
• 早くに亡くなる

Words containing 早く

• いち早く (いちはやく) promptly
• 一刻も早く (いっこくもはやく) immediately
• 朝早く (あさはやく) early in the morning

And 10 more.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists