# 早 early

日 (sun, day) + 十 (ten)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
DUPE JERK PN

## Onyomi

SOU |

## Mnemonic

| You have to get up SO early tomorrow, ten minutes before sunrise.

## Kunyomi

はや*い | early, as in, 'get up early.'　BOOBOO: this doesn't mean fast! that's the other hayai (速い） ★★★★★
( を ) はや＊める | to reschedule something (an appointment, a deadline) earlier ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) はや＊まって | to be moved or rescheduled earlier in time　－to be done in a hasty or premature way. ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

素早い(すばやい) | agility ★★★☆☆ 素 (element) + 早 (early) = 素早い (agility) physical speed or agility, but without any advanced kung-fu techniques. A fast bird or lizard. Doing a simple task at the office, but very speedily.
早速(さっそく) xxxしろ！ | do XXX immediately! ★★☆☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 早 (early) + 速 (fast) = 早速 (do XXX immediately!)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
早 | early | SUN | 日
古 | old | NO SUN |
里 | village | RICE FIELD | 田

The SUN comes up early, but if there is NO SUN, the day is old.
The village is next to a RICE FIELD.

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
早 | early | SUN | 陽
巣 | habitat | TREE | 木
単 | merely | BABY BIRDS |

The SUN rises early.

The habitat is in a TREE.

Merely has NO TREE because it is MERELY some baby birds.

## Used In

- 朝
- 草
- 卓
- 章

## Synonyms

do it fast! 早速 速やか 急いで
fast 速い 早い
smooth 巧みな 巧み 器用な 巧妙な 素早い 機敏 俊敏な