6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N4

early, fast

Kun'yomi
  • fast ②early ③premature ④easy
  • already ②quick
  • はや-
  • to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours) ②to be hasty ③to quicken
  • to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours) ②to quicken (e.g. one's step)
  • さ-
On'yomi
  • ソウ
  • サッ
Nanori
  • さか
  • さわ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

early, fast
はや.い サッ ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Contained In

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Common Words

fast ②early ③premature ④easy
already ②quick
quick ②quick (understanding, judgment, etc.)
already ②at the earliest
a little early ②rather quickly
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours) ②to be hasty ③to quicken
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References

Unicode hex code 65E9
JIS X 0208 1-33-65
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2100
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Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c2.1
Four corner code 6040.0
De Roo Code 3855