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早い [ichi1,news1,nf16] 速い [ichi1,news2,nf31] 疾い [rK] 捷い [rK]
はやい [ichi1,news1,news2,nf16,nf31]
1. [adj-i]
《esp. 速い》
▶ fast
▶ quick
▶ rapid
▶ swift
▶ speedy
▶ brisk
▶ prompt
2. (早い only) [adj-i]
▶ early
▶ soon
▶ earlier than usual
3. (早い only) [adj-i]
▶ premature
▶ too soon
▶ too early
4. [adj-i]
《esp. 早い》
▶ easy
▶ simple
▶ quick
▶ fast
5. [adj-i]
《as ...するが早いか or ...するより早く》
▶ as soon as ...
▶ the moment ...
▶ the instant ...

Conjugations


History:
2. A 2021-11-06 22:41:49  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2021-11-05 21:30:32  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij, meikyo
  Comments:
Added sense.
Senses 2 and 3 are always 早い.
疾い and 捷い are rare but I don't think they're old/out-dated; meikyo and shinmeikai have them.
  Diff:
@@ -18 +18 @@
-<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf>
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
@@ -22 +22 @@
-<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf>
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
@@ -34 +34 @@
-<s_inf>esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い</s_inf>
+<s_inf>esp. 速い</s_inf>
@@ -37 +37,3 @@
-<gloss>hasty</gloss>
+<gloss>rapid</gloss>
+<gloss>swift</gloss>
+<gloss>speedy</gloss>
@@ -38,0 +41,15 @@
+<gloss>prompt</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<stagk>早い</stagk>
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
+<gloss>early</gloss>
+<gloss>soon</gloss>
+<gloss>earlier than usual</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<stagk>早い</stagk>
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
+<gloss>premature</gloss>
+<gloss>too soon</gloss>
+<gloss>too early</gloss>
@@ -43,2 +60,4 @@
-<gloss>early (in the day, etc.)</gloss>
-<gloss>premature</gloss>
+<gloss>easy</gloss>
+<gloss>simple</gloss>
+<gloss>quick</gloss>
+<gloss>fast</gloss>
@@ -48,12 +67,4 @@
-<s_inf>esp. 早い</s_inf>
-<gloss>(too) soon</gloss>
-<gloss>not yet</gloss>
-<gloss>(too) early</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
-<xref type="see" seq="1698810">手っ取り早い・1</xref>
-<s_inf>esp. 早い</s_inf>
-<gloss>easy</gloss>
-<gloss>simple</gloss>
-<gloss>quick</gloss>
+<s_inf>as ...するが早いか or ...するより早く</s_inf>
+<gloss>as soon as ...</gloss>
+<gloss>the moment ...</gloss>
+<gloss>the instant ...</gloss>

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