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
Kanji used
early
Pitch accent
Top 200
Used in vocabulary (45 in total)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
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
promptly; quickly
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
promptly; quickly
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
slightly early; just before
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
quick-witted; quick to understand
already; time flies
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
fast working; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
promptly; quickly
promptly; quickly
quick-witted; quick to understand
slightly early; just before
before scheduled; earlier than expected
quick-witted; quick to understand
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
first-come-first-served basis
first-come-first-served basis
already; time flies
fast drying (clothes)
being quick to understand
being quick to understand
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?