はや
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. fast; quick; hasty; brisk
esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い
2. early (in the day, etc.); premature
esp. 早い
3. (too) soon; not yet; (too) early
esp. 早い
4. easy; simple; quick
esp. 早い
Pitch accent
Top 5700
Used in vocabulary (32 in total)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
promptly; quickly
promptly; quickly
already; time flies
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
fast working; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
slightly early; just before
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
quick-witted; quick to understand
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
quick-eared
before scheduled; earlier than expected
first-come-first-served basis
being quick to understand
fast drying (clothes)
quick to warm up (e.g. of a kettle)
Examples (200 in total)
I hope you get well soon.
It's still a bit early.
Shall we arrive earlier?