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Fast, Speed

はや-い (haya-i), はや-める (haya-meru), はや-まる (haya-maru), すみ-やか (sumi-yaka)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

Japan's famous Shinkansen is known as the 'bullet train' because of its incredible speed. The kanji 速 appears in words like 速度 (speed) and 高速 (high speed).

Memory Trick

Imagine a bullet train racing past so FAST that it disappears before you can blink.

Readings

Onyomi: ソク (soku)

Kunyomi: はや-い (haya-i), はや-める (haya-meru), はや-まる (haya-maru), すみ-やか (sumi-yaka)

Example Words

速い
はやい (hayai)
Fast
速度
そくど (sokudo)
Speed
高速
こうそく (kousoku)
High speed
快速
かいそく (kaisoku)
Rapid train

Example Sentence

この 電車は とても 速いです。

この でんしゃは とても はやいです。

kono densha wa totemo hayai desu

This train is very fast.

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