早い

はやい

fast (in terms of time)

Mnemonic

The same はやい as five in the morning, pointed at a clock instead of a sunrise. Tokyo to Osaka before lunch: not quick feet, just not much time gone: はやい.

Worth knowing

Same word as 早い 'early'. Both are about the clock. Actual speed, a train or a runner, is 速い.

Built from

早

early

日 the sun already up over a single bare stalk.

Also read はやい

早い early 速い fast (in terms of speed)

Words sharing these kanji

早速 immediately

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