Word Meaning 早く言えば

はやくいえば hayakuieba

早く言えば is read as はやくいえば (hayakuieba) and means in a word.

Meaning

English

in a word
to put it briefly
to make a long story short

Reading

Kana

はやくいえば

Romaji

hayakuieba

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 101415 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

早口言葉

はやくちことば

tongue twister

早ければ

はやければ

at the earliest

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

Example Sentences

彼のしたことは手っ取り早く言えば詐欺だ。

What he did is, in plain language, fraud.