Memory phrase for the Kanji: 早

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hayai

Sunrise 旦 (= The sun 日 above the horizon 一) with a marking 丶

When the (rising) sun is at the marked spot 丶 at the horizon, it is still early.

早	early, fast
旦	sun rise
日	day, sun	The radical nichi* stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.*
十	ten, 10	Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
	sun rise	Please be aware that this very similar radical 莫 stands for the sunset. This appears strange, but seems to be fact-based due to: sunset 暮 and morning 朝.

Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

早い	はやい	early, fast
早朝	そうちょう	early morning
早める	はやめる	to hasten, to quicken, to expedite, to accelerate
早口	はやくち	fast-talking
早急	そうきゅう	urgent
早速	さっそく	at once, immediately, promptly
素早い	すばやい	fast, quick, prompt, agile

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