逸早し

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: S
(ateji)
はや
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spellings
逸早し (kyūjitai)
逸速し
いち早し

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

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(いち)(はや) (ichihayashi-ku

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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN