What does “hayaku” mean? はやく 早く 速く
Hayaku!
Hayaku!
はやく！
Narubeku hayaku onegaishimasu.
なるべく早くお願いします。
Sore hayaku itte hoshikatta.
それ早く言って欲しかった。
“Hayaku" is often used in Japanese conversation.
If you are learning Japanese, this is one of the conjunctive forms of adjectives you should know.
What does “hayaku" mean?
“Hayaku" has two kanji （早く、速く）meaning “early" and “quick, quickly".
Of course, in English, “early" and “quick, quickly" are different in the meanings. However, it seems that the two “hayaku" have the same sound, so even Japanese people may mistakenly use these two kanji.
In addition, the use of “hayaku（早く）" is wide, and it is often used including the original meaning of “hayaku（速く）". Because of this, even if it is the wrong usage, few people point out.
What does “hayaku（早く）" mean?
The meaning of “hayaku（早く）" is ”early.”
As mentioned above, it is sometimes used to mean “quick, quickly", “rapidly", “speedily", “fast", and “promptly".
It is used in the following sense.
Early time
Early in time
Previous event in time
Premature
Easy and quick
Example sentences with “hayaku（早く）"
Kyou wa hayaku okita.
今日は早く起きた。
I got up early today.
Hayai uchi ni sorewo sumasete okou.
早いうちにそれを済ませておこう。
Let’s do it early.
Hayaku ni haha wo nakushita.
早くに母を亡くした。
I lost my mother early.
Kare wa hayaku kara bijinesu wo hajimeta.
彼は早くからビジネスを始めた。
He started his business early.
Asa hayaku kara sono shigoto wo shiteiru.
朝早くからその仕事をしている。
I’ve been doing that work since early in the morning.
Hayaku ie ni kaerou.
早く家に帰ろう。
Let’s go home early.
Hayaku sore wo itte yo!
早くそれを言ってよ！
You should have said it earlier!
今年の梅雨は早く明けた。
Kotoshi no tsuyu wa hayaku aketa.
The rainy season has ended early this year.
Hayaku shite!
早くして！
Be quick about it!
早く出て行って。
Hayaku dete itte.
Get out now.
朝早くに何の騒ぎだ？
Asa hayaku ni nan no sawagi da?
What a fuss early in the morning?
早くやっておけばよかった。
Hayaku yatte okeba yokatta.
I should have done it early.
What does “hayaku（速く）" mean?
On the other hand, “hayaku" means “quick", “quickly", “presto", “rapidly", and “speedily".
This word emphasizes movement, meaning that there is a sense of speed, time quickly goes by, and a quick action
Example sentences with “hayaku（速く）"
Ano hito wa hayaku hashiru.
あの人は速く走る。
That person runs fast.
Kawa no nagare ga hayaku te booto wa mou mienai.
川の流れが速くてボートはもう見えない。
The river is so fast that I can no longer see the boat.
Kare no booru wa totemo hayakute utenai.
彼のボールはとても速くて打てない。
His ball is so fast that I cannot hit it.
Ano piza-ya wa piza wo hayaku todokeru koto de hyouban ga takai.
あのピザ屋はピザを速く届けることで評判が高い。
That pizzeria has a reputation for delivering pizza fast.
Zentaiteki ni sukoshi hayaku ensou shite kudasai.
全体的に早く演奏してください。
Play (the musucal instrument) a little faster overall.
Kanojo ha itsumo tejun wo hayaku oboeru.
彼女はいつも手順を速く覚える。
She always learns the steps quickly.