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早

N4

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • early
  • fast

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ソウ
  • サッ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • はや.い
  • はや
  • はや-
  • はや.まる
  • はや.める
  • さ-
Strokes
6
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#652
School Grade
Grade 1
Radical
日#72 · sun

Components

Common Words

  • 早はやAdverb
    already, now, by this time
  • 早期そうきNoun
    early stage
  • 早急そうきゅうna-adjective
    immediate, prompt, quick
  • 早朝そうちょうNoun
    early morning
  • 早々そうそうNoun
    as soon as ..., just after ..., immediately after ...
  • 早めるはやめるIchidan verb
    to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death)
  • 早乙女さおとめNoun
    young female rice planter, young girl
  • 素早いすばやいi-adjective
    quick, swift, nimble

Practice in Kanjiru

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