This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソウ、サッ、はや.い、はや、はや-、はや.まる、はや.める、さ-
Romaji: sou, sa, , haya.i, haya, haya-, haya.maru, haya.meru, sa-
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: さか、さわ、そ、わ
Romaji: saka, sawa, so, wa
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Romaji

Meanings

early, fast

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  72
Frequency:  402
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  2-4-2
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  zao3
Unicode:  65e9
JIS:  4161

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2390
Nelson Index: 2100
New Nelson Index: 2419
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c2.1
Four Corner Index: 6040.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 50
Gakken Index: 259
Japanese Names Index: 295
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13742
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0744
Remembering the kanji Index: 26
Busy People Index: 2.6
Kanji Way Index: 409
Kanji Flashcards Index: 185
Kodansha Compact Index: 966
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 56
Kanji in Context Index: 117
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1549
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2120
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 26
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 26
Essential Kanji Index: 117
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3042
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3855
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 104
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 55

Words

(はや)
already; now; by this time
早い (はやい)
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick
早朝 (そうちょう)
early morning
早苗 (さなえ)
rice seedlings
早々 (そうそう)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly; promptly; early
早よ (はよ)
early
早期 (そうき)
early stage
素早い (すばやい)
fast; quick; prompt; nimble; agile; quick (to understand); sharp (judgement)
早乙女 (さおとめ)
young female rice planter; young girl
早世 (そうせい)
dying young; early death
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