Word Meaning 手っ取り早い

てっとりばやい tettoribayai

手っ取り早い is read as てっとりばやい (tettoribayai) and means quick.

Meaning

English

quick
prompt
without delay
simple
easy
effortless

Reading

Kana

てっとりばやい

Romaji

tettoribayai

Writing Variants

てっとり早い てっとりばやい tettoribayai
手っとり早い てっとりばやい tettoribayai
手っ取りばやい てっとりばやい tettoribayai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 19991 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手早い

てばやい

nimble

手が早い

てがはやい

being a fast worker

手の早い

てのはやい

fast (worker)

手取り

てとり

talented wrestler

手間取る

てまどる

to take more time than expected

手前取り

てまえどり

buying items from the front of the shelf (i.e. with an earlier expiration date)

手取金

てどりきん

net proceeds (e.g. after an offering of securities)

手取り額

てどりがく

after tax income amount

手練の早技

しゅれんのはやわざ

dexterous feat

取っ手

とって

handle

相手取る

あいてどる

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit)

早手回し

はやてまわし

early preparations