矢継ぎ早

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: S
はや > ばや
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
矢繼ぎ早 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()()(ばや) (yatsugibaya-na (adnominal ()()(ばや) (yatsugibaya na), adverbial ()()(ばや) (yatsugibaya ni))

  1. of quick or rapid succession
    矢継(やつ)(ばや)質問(しつもん)された
    yatsugibaya ni shitsumon sareta
    was questioned one question after another
    矢継(やつ)(ばや)(あらわ)れる
    yatsugibaya ni arawareru
    to appear, one after another
  2. very fast
    矢継(やつ)(ばや)(すす)
    yatsugibaya ni susumu
    proceed with remarkable speed

Inflection

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Noun

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()()(ばや) (yatsugibaya

  1. (literary) quick firing of arrows

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN