Word Meaning 手が早い

てがはやい te ga hayai

手が早い is read as てがはやい (te ga hayai) and means being a fast worker.

Meaning

English

  1. being a fast worker
  2. fast in forming relationships with women
  3. quick to resort to violence
  4. quick to turn violent

Reading

Kana

てがはやい

Romaji

te ga hayai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 95478 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手早い

てばやい

nimble

手の早い

てのはやい

fast (worker)

手練の早技

しゅれんのはやわざ

dexterous feat

早手回し

はやてまわし

early preparations

手ぬぐい

てぬぐい

(hand) towel

手ごわい

てごわい

difficult

手広い

てびろい

spacious

手習い

てならい

practice writing with a brush

手伝い

てつだい

help

手洗い

てあらい

hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

手堅い

てがたい

steady

Example Sentences

4

He's quick in forming relationships with women.

Tom is quick to turn violent.

This guy has fast hands so you better beware.

In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.