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Kanji for Early
The kanji for “early” is 早, read sou and written in 6 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
早
early
Early and quick; the first to begin.
6 strokes On reading ソウ、サッ (sou, satsu) Kun reading はやい、はや、はやまる (hayai, haya, hayamaru) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: early, fast
Readings used for names on Nazuke: sa
In Japan it appears in about 775 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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