A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 6 strokes

Early ; Fast

Readings on: ソウ・サッ
Kun readings: はや.い・はや・はや-・はや.まる・はや.める・さ-

早いはやい — early

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 早朝そうちょう — early morning Source
• 早寝はやね — to bed early Source
• 早早そうそう — fast; early Source
• 最早もはや — already; now Source
• 早春そうしゅん — early spring Source
• 早瀬はやせ — strong current; fast Source