Word details

矢継ぎ早

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 矢継ぎ早.

Dictionary

Entry

矢継ぎ早つぎばやNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.Freq #17346
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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

dart, arrow

5 strokesFrequency 1,294JLPT N1Grade 2

On

Kun

inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)

13 strokesFrequency 743JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケイ

Kun

つ.ぐまま-

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

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