早い
Meanings
I-adjective
1. fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt (esp. 速い)
2. early; soon; earlier than usual
3. premature; too soon; too early
4. easy; simple; quick; fast (esp. 早い)
5. as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ... (as ...するが早いか or ...するより早く)
Other spellings
速い
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
はやい
Used in vocabulary
Examples397
それ
It is premature to discuss it now.
子供
Children grow very quickly.
あれ
That is the fastest train in the world.
今年
Spring has come early this year.
その
The car is very fast.
彼女
She runs fastest in our class.