早い – Vocabulary details

早はやい

Meanings

Adjective (い)

1. fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt

esp. 速い

とにかく早はやくしてくれ！Just hurry up!

2. early; soon; earlier than usual

あら、二ふた人りとも今日きょうは早はやいのね。Oh, you're both early today.

3. premature; too soon; too early

お嬢じょうちゃんにはまだ早はやい。It's still too early for you, little lady.

4. easy; simple; quick; fast

esp. 早い

5. as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

as ...するが早いか or ...するより早く

Alt. forms

Kanji used

早

early

Pitch accent

は

や

い

Used in: 6990

Used in vocabulary (43 in total)

が早はやいか

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...

話はなしが早はやい

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

話はなしは早はやい

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

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Examples (200 in total)

さ、早はやく食たべなさい。

Come on, hurry up and eat.

早はやく。寒さむいよ。

Hurry up. I'm cold.

早はやくよくなってね。

I hope you get well soon.