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

Related kanji

N1 昌 shou / sakan prosperous, bright, clear N3 昔 seki, shaku / mukashi once upon a time, antiquity, old times N1 昆 kon descendants, elder brother, insect N1 旺 ou, kyou, gou / kagaya.ki, utsukushi.i, sakan flourishing, successful, beautiful N1 昂 kou, gou / a.garu, taka.i, taka.buru rise, subir, elevar N2 星 sei, shou / hoshi, -boshi star, spot, dot N4 映 ei / utsu.ru, utsu.su, ha.eru, -ba.e reflect, reflection, projection N3 昨 saku yesterday, previous, hier N4 春 shun / haru springtime, spring (season), printemps

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

Sentences with this kanji

N4 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 N4 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. N5 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. N5 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. N3 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.