早 — Japanese kanji
6 strokes · N4
Meanings: Early, Fast
On’yomi: そう、さっ · Kun’yomi: はや.い、はや、はや-
Radicals in 早
- 十 — ten (2 strokes)
- 日 — sun (4 strokes)
Words using 早
- 早急（な） (さっきゅう（な）): urgent — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 早速 (さっそく): immediately; at once — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 04 - Rules and Regulations
- 速い, 早い (はやい): Quick, early — 祇園祭は どうでしたか？ — Sensations and evaluating experiences
- 早いもんだよ。 (はやいもんだよ。): How time flies. — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 17 - Social Issues
- 早起き (はやおき): waking up early — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 早起きは三文の得 (はやおきはさんもんのとく): Waking up early pays off — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 早く (はやく): early, swiftly — Lesson 2: ～てしまう (Finish / Regretfully do)
- 早く, 速く (はやく): early, quickly, fast — 残念ですが — Preferences, abilities, and regret
- 早飛脚 (はやびきゃく): fast courier; rapid messenger — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 21 - Communication and Information Sharing
- 早急に (早急（さっきゅう）に): promptly; urgently — Unit 07 Nouns A + Conjunctions (531–600)
- 素早い (素早（すばや）い): quick; nimble — Unit 11 Adjectives B (851–930)
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