EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    quick; swift; nimble; agile

    悪い知らせはすばやく伝わる。
    Bad news travels fast.
  2. quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

Also written 素速い【すばやい】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

Kun
もと
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
660 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-6SKIP code
6a4.12The Kanji Dictionary
5090.3Four corner code
1441deroo
7d20Unicode hex code
1-33-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3511Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4456New Nelson (John Haig)
2458New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3108Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1532Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1652Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
717A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1707Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
797Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27300Morohashi
737A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
271Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
271Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
658sakade
1623Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
759henshall3
716Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
500crowley
636Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1506Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1546Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
su4Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

early, fast

Kun
はや.いはやはや-はや.まるはや.めるさ-
On
ソウサッ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
402 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

さかさわ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-2SKIP code
4c2.1The Kanji Dictionary
6040.0Four corner code
3855deroo
65e9Unicode hex code
1-33-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2100Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2419New Nelson (John Haig)
2390New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3042Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1549Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2120Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
26Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
26Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
259A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
295Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
117Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13742Morohashi
50A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
248Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
248Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
104sakade
185Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
56henshall3
55Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
409crowley
117Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
966Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
26Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zao3Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level