N5 Kanji Course

Teacher

Marshall

Meaning:

In Japanese, 早 means “early”.

How to read it:

Kunyomi	はや
Onyomi	そう、さっ

How to write it:

Origin:

You can see the sun and the armor here.
The soldiers need to get up early.
So 早 stands for “early”.

Development:

Vocabulary:

Level	Word	Reading	Meaning
Basic	早い	はやい	early
Inter	早速	さっそく	immediately
Inter	素早い	すばやい	quick
Inter	早期	そうき	early
Inter	早く	はやく	quickly
Inter	早朝	そうちょう	early morning
Inter	早め	はやめ	early
Inter	早々	そうそう	just after
Adv	早急	さっきゅう	urgent
Adv	早める	はやめる	to speed up
H_Adv	早口	はやくち	quick talk
H_Adv	手早い	てばやい	quick
H_Adv	早起き	はやおき	get up early
H_Adv	足早	あしばや	quick
H_Adv	早まる	はやまる	be advanced
Others	早退	そうたい	leave early