Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 早
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早 |
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Meaning |
early, fast |
Pronunciation |
SŌ
hayai |
Explanation |
Sunrise 旦 (= The sun 日 above the horizon 一) with a marking 丶 |
Mnemonic
| When the (rising) sun is at the marked spot 丶 at the horizon, it is still early. |
Radicals
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早
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early, fast | |
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旦
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sun rise | |
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日
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day, sun | (The radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.) |
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十
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ten | (Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.) |
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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!
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Vocabulary
| 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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