矢継ぎ早
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 矢継ぎ早
1
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
Examples
大臣は新聞記者たちからの矢継ぎ早の質問に直面しなくてはならなかった。
The minister had to face a barrage of questions from the press.
Kanji in this Word
矢
5 strokes
Frequency: 1294
JLPT N1
Grade 2
Meanings
dart
arrow
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
や
継
13 strokes
Frequency: 743
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
inherit
succeed
continue
patch
graft (tree)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つ.ぐ
まま-
早
6 strokes
Frequency: 402
JLPT N3
Grade 1
Meanings
early
fast
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
サッ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はや.い
はや
はや-
はや.まる
はや.める
さ-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
さか
さわ
そ
わ
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