逸早く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逸	早
いち Grade: S	はや Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

逸速く, いち早く

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) いちはやく [ìchíháꜜyàkù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]
- IPA^(key): [it͡ɕiha̠ja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

逸早く (hiragana いちはやく, rōmaji ichihayaku)

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

References

↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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