

| Readings | On-reading | そう さっ |
| Kun-reading | はやい | |
| Meaning | early | |
| Radical | 日 | |
| Stroke count | 6 | |
| JLPT Level | N4 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「早」
| Word | Meaning |
| 早い(はやい) | early |
| 早朝(そうちょう) | early morning |
| 早口(はやくち) | fast-talking |

