Word Meaning が早いか

がはやいか gahayaika

が早いか is read as がはやいか (gahayaika) and means no sooner ... than ....

Meaning

English

  1. no sooner ... than ...
  2. hardly ... when ...
  3. as soon as ...

Reading

Kana

がはやいか

Romaji

gahayaika

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 116521 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

早口

はやぐち

fast-talking

早い

はやい

as soon as ...

早める

はやめる

to quicken (e.g. one's step)

早急

さっきゅう

immediate

早朝

そうちょう

early morning

早く

はやく

early

早春

そうしゅん

early spring

早起き

はやおき

early rising

早まる

はやまる

to be hasty

早出

はやで

(taking the) early shift

手早い

てばやい

nimble

早々

そうそう

as soon as...

Example Sentences

7

If you apply online, it might be faster.

If you apply online, it might be faster.

This guy has fast hands so you better beware.

Which is quicker, a taxi or the subway?

The sun had barely risen at the foot of the mountain when she set out alone up the slope.

As soon as the school bell rang, the students left the classroom.

Since it was an extremely urgent situation, my father sped up the car as soon as the traffic light changed.