早く (はやく) — early, quickly, soon
早く
early
Frequency #6206
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 1
2 characters
adverb
noun
hayaku
はやく
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
はやく[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- early
- quickly
- soon
Usage examples
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止めた人を怒るのではなく、早く知らせてくれたことを認める。
Tometa hito o okoru no de wa naku, hayaku shirasete kureta koto o mitomeru.
Instead of getting angry with the person who stopped the work, acknowledge that they reported the problem promptly.
小さく直して、大きく変える — トヨタの考え方 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第4章 止める勇気と、原因を探す目