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

N1 素早い subayai fast, quick N1 早急 soukyuu urgent N1 早める hayameru to hasten, to quicken, to accelerate N2 早速 sassoku at once, immediately, promptly N2 早口 hayakuchi fast-talking N5 早く hayaku early / quickly N5 早い hayai early, fast

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 もう少し早く出発していれば渋滞に巻き込まれなかったのに Mou sukoshi hayaku shuppatsu shite ireba juutai ni makikomarenakatta noni If I had left earlier I would not have been caught in traffic N3 最近は前より早く起きられるようになって少し気分がいい Saikin wa mae yori hayaku okirareru you ni natte sukoshi kibun ga ii Recently I became able to wake earlier than before and feel better N3 もう少し早く知らせてくれれば準備できたのに Mou sukoshi hayaku shirasete kure reba junbi dekita noni If you told me earlier I could have prepared N5 早く寝たほうがいいです。 Hayaku neta hou ga ii desu. It is better to sleep early.