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早合点

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はや
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
てん
Grade: 2
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
早合點 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
はや
Grade: 1
がっ
Grade: 2
てん
Grade: 2
kun'yomi kan'yōon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
早合點 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (early) +‎ 合点 (understanding, agreement).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はや)()(てん) or (はや)(がっ)(てん) (hayagaten or hayagatten

  1. jumping to a hasty conclusion, get ahead of oneself
    Synonyms: 早飲み込み, 早とちり
    早合点(はやがてん)して失敗(しっぱい)する
    hayagaten shite shippai suru
    One loses by getting ahead of oneself

Verb

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(はや)()(てん)する or (はや)(がっ)(てん)する (hayagaten suru or hayagatten surusuru (stem (はや)()(てん) (hayagaten shi), past (はや)()(てん)した (hayagaten shita))

  1. to get ahead of oneself

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN