Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 6

早

Meaning in English

early, fast, tôt

Readings

Onyomi: ソウ, サッ Kunyomi: はや.い, はや, はや-, はや.まる, はや.める, さ- Romaji: sou, satsu / haya.i, haya, haya-, haya.maru, haya.meru, sa-

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早

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese cedo, rápido, tôt

Spanish temprano, rápido, tôt

Korean 일찍, 빠르게, tôt

French tôt, rapide, tôt

Italian presto, veloce, tôt

German früh, schnell, tôt

Indonesian awal, cepat, tôt

★ Vietnamese sớm, nhanh, ngắn

Thai เร็ว, เร็ว, tôt

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 旬 jun, shun decameron, ten-day period, season (for specific products) N1 旨 shi / mune, uma.i delicious, relish, show a liking for N1 旭 kyoku / asahi rising sun, morning sun, soleil levant N2 旧 kyuu / furu.i, moto old times, old things, old friend N1 旦 tan, dan / aki.raka, akira, tadashi, asa, ashita daybreak, dawn, morning N5 日 nichi, jitsu / hi, -bi, -ka day, sun, Japan N4 明 mei, myou, min / a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aka.ramu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku, a.kuru, a.kasu bright, light, clair N2 昇 shou / nobo.ru rise up, s'élever, elevar N3 易 eki, i / yasa.shii, yasu.i easy, ready to, simple

Word

Words with this kanji

N5 早く hayaku early / quickly N5 早い hayai early, fast

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 来月から毎朝早く起きて運動することにした Raigetsu kara maiasa hayaku okite undou suru koto ni shita I decided to wake up early and exercise starting next month N3 友達が手伝ってくれたおかげで早く終わった Tomodachi ga tetsudatte kureta okage de hayaku owatta Thanks to my friend’s help I finished quickly N3 さすが経験が長いだけあって判断が早い Sasuga keiken ga nagai dake atte handan ga hayai As expected from someone experienced decisions are fast N4 明日は早く起きるつもりです。 Ashita wa hayaku okiru tsumori desu. I intend to wake up early tomorrow. N4 風邪をひいたので、早く寝たほうがいいです。 Kaze o hiita node, hayaku neta hou ga ii desu. Since I caught a cold, I should sleep early. N4 今日は早く帰らなければなりません。 Kyou wa hayaku kaeranakereba narimasen. Today I must go home early. N4 子供の時、毎日早く寝させられました。 Kodomo no toki, mainichi hayaku nesaseraremashita. When I was a child, I was made to sleep early every day. N4 早く家を出ればよかったです。 Hayaku ie o dereba yokatta desu. I should have left home earlier. N4 早く起きられるようになりました。 Hayaku okirareru you ni narimashita. I became able to wake up early.