はや
Meanings
Adverb
1. already; now; by this time
Noun
Suffix
2. quick; early; fast; rapid
Kanji used
early
Pitch accent
Top 6900
Used in vocabulary (74 in total)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
fast-talking; rapid talking
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
jumping to a wrong conclusion
swift current; rapids
quick work; (clever) feat
fast walking; semi-jogging
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
jumping to a hasty conclusion
jumping to a hasty conclusion
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
chart; table
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
go to bed early
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
fast pushing (of a button)
quick work; (clever) feat
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
roughly made casket; quickly made casket
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
leaving work (office, school) early
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
quick work; (clever) feat
quick understanding; catching on quickly; (beginner's) guide; easy guide (to); quick start guide
early closing; finishing (work) early
as soon as possible; ASAP
fast eater; early meal
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
early preparations
early closing; finishing (work) early
early closing; finishing (work) early
early edition (of a newspaper)
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
quick understanding; catching on quickly; (beginner's) guide; easy guide (to); quick start guide
at the earliest; if things go well; if nothing unexpected intervenes
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
hasty conclusion; rash conclusion
hasty conclusion; rash conclusion
early to bed early to rise
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
quick understanding; catching on quickly; (beginner's) guide; easy guide (to); quick start guide
discount for early booking
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
early to bed early to rise
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption; first offering of the season
sowing early
quick cook (e.g. pasta); quick boil
Siege of Chihaya (Genkō War; 1333)
fast tide; rapidly changing tide
speed; velocity; quickness; earliness
type of sushi with vinegared fish and rice lightly pressed overnight
in one's hurry
quick cook (e.g. pasta); quick boil
leaking information or contents (of a manga, anime, etc.) before an official announcement or release
eating early; early meal
quick-pickled vegetables
match (for lighting fires)
match (for lighting fires)
to act violently (roughly, rashly)
Examples (1 in total)
Mr Hayakawa was respected by him.