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早い

hayai

Description

「早い」は、時間が思ったより前であることや、動きや進み方に時間がかからないことを表すことばです。

"早い" is a word that expresses that time is earlier than expected or that movement or progress doesn't take much time.

朝の時間や、何かをするタイミングについてよく使います。

It is often used for morning times or the timing of doing something.

Meanings

早いhayai

early; ahead of the usual or expected time

今日は朝早く起きた。

I woke up early this morning.

早いhayai

too soon; premature for something

まだ帰るには早いよ。

It's still too early to go home.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    早い means early in time, while 速い (same reading) means fast in speed.

  • Form

    adjective stem 早 + い; adverb form 早く, past 早かった.

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