早い

はやい

early

Mnemonic

The sun is already up and nothing else in the day has started. Hawaii はやい is eleven hours behind and even they are not awake yet. Five in the morning, and the person you tell just says it back at you: はやい.

Worth knowing

Early on the clock. The same 早い also covers something taking little time, and 速い is the one for speed.

Built from

早

early

日 the sun already up over a single bare stalk.

Also read はやい

早い fast (in terms of time)速い fast (in terms of speed)

Words sharing these kanji

早速 immediately

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