逸早く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逸 早
いち
Grade: S 		はや
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)
逸速く
いち早く

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of classical adjective 逸早し (ichihayashi), modern 逸早い (ichihayai, “quick, swift; harsh, unforgiving; fierce”).[1][2]

The use of 逸 (ichi-) is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いちはやく [ìchíháꜜyàkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [it͡ɕiha̠ja̠kɯ̟]

Adverb

逸(いち)早(はや)く • (ichihayaku) 

  1. promptly, quickly, without delay
    Synonym: 素早く (subayaku)
  2. first, in advance (of others)
    Synonym: 真っ先に (massaki ni)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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