furigana: はやい
romaji: hayai
Meaning: fast
Level: JLPT N5
Writing
| Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi | JLPT |
| 速 | fast, accelerate | SOKU | haya(i), sumi(yaka) | 3 |
| い | hiragana i | 5 |
Grammar: i-adjective
| Form | Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | JLPT |
| plain form | 速い | はやい | hayai | 5 |
| past | 速かった | はやかった | hayakatta | – |
| negation | 速くない | はやくない | hayakunai | – |
| past negation | 速くなかった | はやくなかった | hayakunakatta | – |
| sa form | 速さ | はやさ | hayasa | – |
| sou form | 速そう | はやそう | hayasou | – |
Examples
| Kanji | 高速道路では速く運転出来ます。 |
| Furigana | こうそくどうろでははやくうんてんできます。 |
| Romaji | kousokudouro dewa hayaku unten dekimasu. |
| English | You can drive fast on the highway. |
Vocabulary
Synonym
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| – |
Opposite
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 遅い | おそい | osoi | late, slow | 5 |
Related words
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 早い | はやい | hayai | early | 5 |
| 早速 | さっそく | sassoku | immediately, without delay | – |
NIHONGO ICHIBAN 
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