はやく

Japanese

Alternative spellings
早く 速く

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) は​やく [háꜜyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

はやく • (hayaku) ^{←はやく (fayaku)?}

1. an early time

Adjective

はやく • (hayaku) ^{←はやく (fayaku)?}

1. adverbal of はやい (hayai)
   1. 早く: early

      彼(かれ)は早(はや)く家(いえ)に戻(もど)って来(き)た。

      Kare wa hayaku ie ni modotte kita.

      He came back home early.

   2. 早く: quickly, soon

      早(はや)く言(い)えよ。

      Hayaku ie yo.

      Just say it already.

   3. 速く: quickly; fast