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  • 耳
  • 気

4 早 Early

Alternative Meanings

Fast, Quick

Radical Combination

  • 日 Sun
  • 十 Cross

Readings

On’yomi

そう

Kun’yomi

はや, さ

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

When the sun is over the cross it's time to go to church... which is so darn early. And if you want to get to church early, you need to be fast, otherwise you'll be too late.

Hints

Imagine the sun coming up slowly, over the horizon. It then lines up with the cross, and at that moment, your alarm goes off, waking you up. You check the alarm clock, and instead of displaying the time, it just says EARLY and FAST on it, flashing in big red letters and alternating.

Reading Mnemonic

To remember the そう reading we use the word "soul."

When you're forced to get up fast and early you can feel it in your soul (そう). You're so tired and it's so early, your soul cries out, "Please don't make me go this fast this early. I'm gonna leave your body if you keep this up!"

Hints

But you get your soul up early and head to the church fast anyway, because you're doing all of this for your soul in the first place!

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    • As Soon As
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    • Early
  • 早く
    • はやく
    • Early
  • 早口
    • はやくち
    • Fast Talker
  • 早速
    • さっそく
    • At Once
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    • そうたい
    • Leave Early
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  • 時期尚早
    • じきしょうそう
    • Premature
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