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What does 早い (はやい, hayai) mean?

早い (はやい, hayai) means early.

Quick facts
Readingはやい
Romajihayai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
はやい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhayai

early

GenkiGenki 3
  1. 1i-adjective fast; quick; rapid
  2. 2i-adjective early; soon; earlier than usual
  3. 3i-adjective premature; too soon; too early
  4. 4i-adjective easy; simple; quick
  5. 5i-adjective as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

Example sentences

  • It's still early this morning.

  • I get up early every morning.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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