早い (Hayai) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “fast, quick, rapid, swift”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivefast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; briskesp. 速い
- i-adjectiveearly; soon; earlier than usual
- i-adjectivepremature; too soon; too early
- i-adjectiveeasy; simple; quick; fastesp. 早い
- i-adjectiveas soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...as ...するが早いか or ...するより早く
Examples
彼は速く走る。
He is a fast runner.
彼は足が速い。
He is a fast runner.
脈がはやいです。
My pulse is fast.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).