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KanjiN4Grade 1 · 小16 strokesRadical 日#402 in newspapers

早 · early, fast

早 is a kanji meaning early, fast. It has 6 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ソウsō
  • サッsa

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • はやいhayai
  • はやhaya
  • はや-haya-
  • はやまるhayamaru
  • はやめるhayameru
  • さ-sa-

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 早 · 7 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 早
WordReadingMeaningLevel
早いはやいearlyN5
早速さっそくat once, immediately, promptlyN2
早口はやくちfast-talkingN2
素早いすばやいfast, quickN1
早急そうきゅうurgentN1
早急さっきゅうurgentN1
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More words that use 早
WordReadingMeaningLevel
早めるはやめるto hasten, to quicken, to accelerateN1

Example sentence

早かったね。

はやかったね

You are early.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #140581 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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