Word Meaning 足が早い

あしがはやい ashi ga hayai

足が早い is read as あしがはやい (ashi ga hayai) and means to be fast at walking and running.

Meaning

English

to be fast at walking and running
to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)

Reading

Kana

あしがはやい

Romaji

ashi ga hayai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb ✓ Rank 114937 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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足早

あしばや

fast (walking)

足早に

あしばやに

briskly (walk)

一足早い

ひとあしはやい

slightly early

足手まとい

あしでまとい

impediment

足元にも及ばない

あしもとにもおよばない

to be no match for

足の踏み場もない

あしのふみばもない

very messy

足遣い

あしづかい

foot puppeteer (bunraku)

足

あし

bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji

足元

あしもと

most recent

足音

あしおと

sense or sign that something is approaching

足る

たる

to be sufficient

足す

たす

to add (numbers)

Example Sentences

彼は足が早い。

かれはあしがはやい。

He runs fast.

早く帰った方がいい、暑いから。サバは、生き腐れとも言われるくらい足が早い。

It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.