Number:
29
早 early
ONYOMI: SOU
You have to get up SO early tomorrow, ten minutes before sunrise.
DESCRIPTION: -
KUNYOMI:
- はや*い
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early, as in, 'get up early.' BOOBOO: this doesn't mean fast! that's the other hayai (速い）
- ( を ) はや＊める
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to reschedule something (an appointment, a deadline) earlier
- ( が ) はや＊まって
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to be moved or rescheduled earlier in time －to be done in a hasty or premature way.
JUKUGO:
- 素早い ( すばやい )
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physical speed or agility, but without any advanced kung-fu techniques. A fast bird or lizard. Doing a simple task at the office, but very speedily.
素 (element) + 早 (early) = 素早い (agility)
- 早速 xxxしろ！ ( さっそく xxxしろ！)
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do XXX immediately!
(FP, 1/2 KANA)
早 (early) + 速 (fast) = 早速 (do XXX immediately!)
LOOKALIKES:
USED IN:
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 早 | early | SUN | 日 |
| 古 | old | NO SUN | |
| 里 | village | RICE FIELD | 田 |
The SUN comes up early, but if there is NO SUN, the day is old.
The village is next to a RICE FIELD.
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 早 | early | SUN | 陽 |
| 巣 | habitat | TREE | 木 |
| 単 | merely | BABY BIRDS |  |
The SUN rises early.
The habitat is in a TREE.
Merely has NO TREE because it is MERELY some baby birds.