Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N4

402 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: early, fast

Kunyomi: はや.い はや はや- はや.まる はや.める さ-

Onyomi: ソウ サッ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading:

Meaning: sun, day

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

朝(そうちょう)   early morning

急な(そうきゅうな)   urgent

い(はやい)   early

起きする(はやおきする)   wake up early

まる(はやまる)   be rash [v.i.]

める(はやめる)   hasten [v.t.]

*速(さっそく)   immediately

Onyomi Examples

ソウキュウ immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing

ソウキ early stage

時期 ジキソウソウ premature

ショウソウ prematurity

ソウキュウ immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing

サッソク at once, immediately, without delay, promptly

Kunyomi Examples

はやい fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt, early, soon, earlier than usual, premature, too soon, too early, easy, simple, quick, fast, as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...

いこと はやいこと quickly

はや already, now, by this time, quick, early, fast, rapid

甲矢 はや arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)

はやはや quickly

なる なるはや as soon as possible, ASAP

まる はやまる to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours), to be moved up, to be advanced, to be hasty, to be rash, to quicken, to speed up, to gather speed

める はやめる to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate, to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate