Vocabulary
What does 早める (はやめる, hayameru) mean?
早める (はやめる, hayameru) means to move up (a schedule), to hasten, to speed up.
Quick facts| Reading | はやめる |
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| Romaji | hayameru |
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| Part of speech | ichidan verb, transitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhayameru
to move up (a schedule), to hasten, to speed up
- 1ichidan verb · transitive to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death)
- 2ichidan verb · transitive to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
Example sentences
会議の開始時間を早めた。
I moved up the meeting's start time.
台風が近づき、出発を早めることにした。
As the typhoon approached, we decided to move up our departure.
