速い

はやい

Fast, quick

N5i-adjective·hayai

How to remember it

速 uses 辶 (movement radical) — the speed of things in motion.

Example sentences

  • この電車は速い。

    このでんしゃははやい。

    This train is fast.

  • 彼は走るのが速い。

    かれははしるのがはやい。

    He runs fast.

Usage

Used for speed and movement; use 早い for time.

Related words

遅い走る運転急ぐ

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