逸早し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逸 早
いち
Grade: S		 はや
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of 逸 (ichi-, “very, excellent”, ateji) + classical adjective 早し (hayashi), modern 早い (hayai, “early, fast”).

The prefix ichi- is cognate with adverbs 甚 (ita, ito, “painfully; greatly, much, very”).[1][2]

Adjective

逸早し (hiragana いちはやし, rōmaji ichihayashi)

  1. (archaic) quick, swift
  2. (archaic) harsh, unforgiving
  3. (archaic) fierce, with great power

Derived terms

See also

References

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