早 is the Japanese kanji for early, fast. It is written with 6 strokes and appears at JLPT level N4. Its kun reading is はや.い、はや、はや- and its on reading is ソウ、サッ.
Stroke order
Words with 早
- 早already, now, by this time
- 早いfast, quick, rapid
- 早めるto bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death)
- 早まるto be brought forward (e.g. by three hours), to be moved up, to be advanced
- 早期early stage
- 早朝early morning
Practice 早 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.