早 — early, fast
はやい
早
early
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
6 strokes
U+65E9
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #402
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #26
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- early
- fast
word
はや ・ばや haya Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
そう sou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
さっ sa On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Components
Used as component in (3)
Compound ideograph (会意). 日 (sun) above 十 (ten, here a ground line). The sun just rising above the horizon — early morning.