足早

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あし
Grade: 1
はや > ばや
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (ashi, foot) +‎ (haya, fast). The haya changes to baya as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(あし)(ばや) (ashibaya-na (adnominal (あし)(ばや) (ashibaya na), adverbial (あし)(ばや) (ashibaya ni))

  1. brisk, swift-footed, fast-paced

Inflection

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Noun

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(あし)(ばや) (ashibaya

  1. briskness, swift-footedness, fast-pacedness

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN