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早 — 6 strokes / Radical「日」

道
10Elementary year 1 / 6 strokes / Radical「日」
On
ソウ・サッそう・さっ · sō · sa
Kun
はや(い)haya(i)
Meaning
early

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STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The early morning sun — 'early.'

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソウそうsō早朝そうちょう早晩そうばん早々にそうそうに
Onサッさっsa早速さっそく早急さっきゅう
Kunはやいhayai早いはやい早口はやくち素早いすばやい

Compare: 速い

Kunはやまるhayamaru早まるはやまる

Compare: 速まる

Kunはやめるhayameru早めるはやめる

Compare: 速める

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 早いはやい

    early

  • 早口はやくち

    fast talking

More words with this kanji

  • 早起きはやおき
  • 時期尚早じきしょうそう
  • 早晨そうしん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

あさ 早(はや)く おきます。

I get up early in the morning.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

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早口早口mouth日sun旧old旦dawn旬ten-da…旭rising…草grass屮a spro…卅thirty爪nail双pair
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