Word details
いち早く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word いち早く.
Dictionary
Entry
1
promptly; quickly; without delay
Examples
ねずみはいち早く沈みそうな船を見捨てる。
Rats leave a sinking ship.
2
before others; first
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
早
early, fast
6 strokesFrequency 402JLPT N3Grade 1
On
ソウサッ
Kun
はや.いはやはや-はや.まるはや.めるさ-
Nanori
さかさわそわ
逸
deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge
10 strokesFrequency 1,524JLPT N1Grade 8
On
イツ
Kun
そ.れるそ.らすはぐ.れる
Nanori
いっはやへん
速
quick, fast
9 strokesFrequency 576JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ソク
Kun
はや.いはや-はや.めるすみ.やか
Nanori
わ
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