逸早し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逸 早
いち
Grade: S
(ateji)
はや
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spellings
逸早し (kyūjitai)
逸速し
いち早し

Etymology

Compound of 逸 (ichi-, “very, excellent”, ateji) + classical adjective 早し (hayashi), modern 早い (hayai, “early, fast”).

The prefix ichi- is cognate with adverbs 甚 (ita, ito, “painfully; greatly, much, very”).[1][2]

Adjective

逸(いち)早(はや)し • (ichihayashi) †-ku

  1. (archaic) quick, swift
  2. (archaic) harsh, unforgiving
  3. (archaic) fierce, with great power

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References

  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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