早く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
早
はや Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

早(はや)く • (hayaku) 

1. 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. quickly, soon

   早(はや)く言(い)えよ。

   Hayaku ie yo.

   Just say it already.

Related terms

• 早(はや)い (hayai): (adjective) early