早い

はやい

hayai

はや

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fast; quick; hasty; brisk — 早い
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はや

hayai

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 3
Appears in chapter 3 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 3
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
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Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
  1. fast; quick; hasty; brisk

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)計算(けいさん)(はや)い。
    He is quick at figures.
  2. early (in the day, etc.); premature

    EXAMPLE
    それを(いま)論議(ろんぎ)するのはまだ(はや)い。
    It is premature to discuss it now.
  3. (too) soon; not yet; (too) early

    EXAMPLE
    (いま)は、ちょっと(はや)すぎる
    It's a little bit too early at the moment
  4. easy; simple; quick

    EXAMPLE
    自分(じぶん)でやるのがいちばん(はや)
    Easiest to do it myself

What does 早い mean in English?

  1. fast; quick; hasty; brisk(adj-i)
  2. early (in the day, etc.); premature(adj-i)
  3. (too) soon; not yet; (too) early(adj-i)
  4. easy; simple; quick(adj-i)

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早い (hayai)