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Kanji Detail for 早 - "early, early morning, quickly"

早

  • Meaning

    早 means "early, early morning, quickly."

    1. Early - Early in time or season.

    2. Early morning - In the early morning; at dawn.

    3. Quickly - Promptly; immediately; soon.

    4. Young - A prefix indicating youth.

    5. To hasten - To speed up; to become earlier; to make earlier.

  • Words using 早

    • 早期 そうき Listen early stage
    • 早急 そうきゅう Listen immediate; prompt; quick
    • 早朝 そうちょう Listen early morning
    • 早々 そうそう Listen as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...
    • 早める はやめる Listen to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death)
    • 早乙女 さおとめ Listen young female rice planter; young girl
    • 早口 はやくち Listen fast-talking; rapid talking
    • 足早 あしばや Listen fast (walking); quick; brisk

  • Four-character idioms with 早

    • 時期尚早 じきしょうそう Listen premature

  • Tattoo check: 早

    • Verified meaning: early, early morning, quickly
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さき, そうさき, たかはや, はや)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 早

    Given names 早(さき)Listen 早(はや)Listen

    Surnames 早(そうさき)Listen 早(たかはや)Listen 早(はやさき)Listen 早(はやざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    early; fast

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    early; soon; morning

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    early; soon; morning

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Morning. Morning meal is called 早餐. | Early, beforehand. Before the proper time is called 早. Such as 早為之備 (prepare early), 早知如此 (if only I had known earlier).

  • Onyomi

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    sa(サ) サ

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

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    haya(はや) はや

    haya.i(はや-い) はや-い

    haya.maru(はや-まる) はや-まる

    haya.meru(はや-める) はや-める

    sa(さ) さ

  • Strokes

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    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    early early morning quickly hasten young fast accelerated agile ahead beginning brisk dawn daybreak expeditious fleet hasty premature prompt punctual rapid snappy speedy sunrise swift

Sentences including 早

  • I want you to return it to me as soon as possible.

  • He did not get up early in the morning.

  • He can run so fast !

  • He's used to getting up early in the morning.

  • We agreed on an early start.

  • I make it a rule to jog early in the morning.

  • We must be off early tomorrow morning.

  • He is an early riser.

  • I'm not accustomed to getting up early.

  • He got up earlier than usual.

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