早い

Meanings

1. fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt
2. early; soon; earlier than usual
3. premature; too soon; too early
4. easy; simple; quick; fast
5. as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

Part of speech: i-adjective

Kanji

• 早

  Meanings

  early, fast

  On reading

  ソウ、サッ

  Kun reading

  はや.い、はや、はや-、はや.まる、はや.める、さ-

  Strokes

  6

Example sentences

• あれは世界で最も速い電車です。

  That is the fastest train in the world.

  Tatoeba #229691 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 子供は成長が早い。

  Children grow very quickly.

  Tatoeba #168525 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 今年は春の訪れが早かった。

  Spring has come early this year.

  Tatoeba #171315 · CC BY 2.0 FR