早

音読おんよみ: ソウ・サツ

訓読くんよみ: はや・ はやまる・ はやめる

画数かくすう: 6

部首ぶしゅ: ひ(日)

Meaning

Early / Fast / Prompt

Conjugation
Tap for 早める (move earlier) Tap for 早まる (rush)
  • はやい — early; fast
  • 早急さっきゅう — urgent; immediate
  • 早期そうき — early stage
  • 早速さっそく — immediately; right away
  • 早起はやおき — early rising
  • 早退そうたい — leaving early

The kanji “早” originally shows the image of a sun and a plant — representing the early morning. It is common in expressions related to time, speed, and urgency.

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