Lingaku早い【はやい】
Frequency rank: 264.
- fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; promptesp. 速い
- early; soon; earlier than usualonly applies to 早い
- premature; too soon; too earlyonly applies to 早い
- easy; simple; quick; fastesp. 早い
- as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...as ...するが早いか or ...するより早く
adjective (keiyoushi)
Forms
- 早い【はやい】Frequency rank: 264.
- 速い【はやい】Frequency rank: 1,150.
- 疾い【はやい】Frequency rank: 29,319. – 29,535.
- 捷い【はやい】
- はやいFrequency rank: 9,120. – 9,137.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
- early; soon; earlier than usual
- premature; too soon; too early
- easy; simple; quick; fast
- as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
This meaning describes a high speed or quickness of an action or event. It can refer to physical speed, as well as the promptness of actions.
This meaning refers to time, indicating that something happens before the expected or usual time.
I have to wake up early tomorrow.
This meaning highlights the idea of something happening before the appropriate or expected time, often indicating that it is not yet ready or suitable.
This meaning denotes simplicity or ease in completing a task or action, implying that it does not require much time or effort.
I solved this problem quickly.
This meaning indicates an action occurring immediately after another action without delay.
Generated collocations (experimental)
はやい早いじかん時間early timeはやい早いはなし話quick storyはやい早いだんかい段階early stageはやい早いせいか成果quick resultsはやい早いおわり終わりpremature endingはやい早いさいくるサイクルquick cycleはやい早いけってい決定prompt decisionはやい早いちゅうもん注文early orderはやい早いせいそう清掃quick cleaningはやい早いしごとfast workすぐにはやい早いimmediate actionはやい早いたいおう対応swift responseはやおき早起きするto wake up earlyはやめに早めにこうどう行動するto act ahead of timeはやく早くねる寝るto go to bed early
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- たんい単位じかん時間あたりにすすむ進むきょり距離がおおきい大きいこと．.またじかん時間あたりのどうさ動作などのりょう量がおおい多いこと．.
- みち路いく行くひと人をおしのけ押しのけ、はね跳ねとばし、めろすメロスはくろい黒いかぜ風のようにはしった走った．.のはら野原でしゅえん酒宴の、そのえんせき宴席のまっただなかまっただ中をかけ駈けぬけ抜け、しゅえん酒宴のひとたち人たちをぎょうてん仰天させ、いぬ犬をけとばし蹴とばし、おがわ小川をとびこえ飛び越え、すこしずつ少しずつしずんで沈んでゆくたいよう太陽の、じゅうばい十倍もはやく早くはしった走った．.きごう（だざい太宰おさむ治きごう『はしれ走れめろすメロスきごう』きごう）
- あるじかん時間よりまえ前のこと．.
- きごう「おや、そう、それでなくっちゃ、こんなにはやく早くおじさん叔父さんがでかける出掛けることはない事はないわね．.いつもならいまじぶん今時分はまだねて寝ていらっしゃるんだわきごう」きごう（なつめ夏目そうせき漱石
- あまりじかん時間がけいか経過していないじょうたい状態．.
- するとおくさん奥さんがわたくし私をひきとめて引き留めて、もしはやい早いほう方がきぼう希望ならば、きょう今日でもいい、けいこ稽古からかえってきたら帰って来たら、すぐはなそう話そうというのです．.わたくし私はそうしてもらうほう方がつごう都合がよい好いとこたえて答えてまたじぶん自分のむろ室にかえりました帰りました．.きごう（なつめ夏目そうせき漱石
- じき時期がまだてきせつ適切ではないこと．.
- あるじかん時間ない内のくんれん訓練がしっぱい失敗におわった終ったとしてもあきらめてしまうのはまだはやい早い．.きごう（いたみ伊丹まんさく万作きごう『えんぎ演技しどう指導ろん論そうあん草案きごう』きごう）
- かわ川やかぜ風などのうごき動きがはげしい激しいようす様子．.
Example sentences
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"If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."
I've got to find the cause quickly, get out of this slump and live up to Mr. Tanizaki's expectations.
It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.
The rhythm is light, and the tempo fast - that song is liked by young people.
"Morning. You're early today." "You too. I thought you'd still be dead to the world."
Never mind that. More importantly, if we don't go soon the time-limited sales will finish.
Oh no! I'm late again!! I'm going to get the nickname 'King of Late arrival'.
There are abilities that improve rapidly and those that improve slowly, aren't there?
The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour.
The sun had barely risen at the foot of the mountain when she set out alone up the slope.
When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.
Sharapova's shots are very fast but...a fast ball means that it will come back that much faster.
Heck, with oboe players there are those who, rather than search for a reed that suits them, find it faster to make their own.
The speed of the spread of AIDS is horrifyingly fast.
In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.