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The superexpress Nozomi runs faster than the Hikari.
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choutokkyuu
noun
  1. super express
chou
prefix
  1. super-; ultra-; hyper-; extreme
  2. extremely; really; totally; absolutely
noun, used as a suffix
  1. over; more than (after a number or counter)
tokkyuu
noun
  1. limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required) (used by JR, Seibu, Kintetsu, etc.)
  2. limited express (train making a limited no. of stops) (used by Keiō, Keikyu, Hankyū, Hanshin, etc.)
  3. great hurry
nozomi
noun
  1. Nozomi; fastest Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (stopping only at largest stations)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hikari
noun
  1. Hikari; high-speed Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (faster than Kodama; slower than Nozomi)
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
hayai

Adverbial Form

hayaku
i adjective
  1. fast; quick; hasty; brisk (esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い)
  2. early (in the day, etc.); premature (esp. 早い)
  3. (too) soon; not yet; (too) early (esp. 早い)
  4. easy; simple; quick (esp. 早い)
hashiru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to run
  2. to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail
  3. to rush (to); to dash; to race
  4. to retreat; to flee; to defect (to)
  5. to run away; to abscond; to elope (occ. 奔る)
  6. to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
  7. to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in (as 〜に走る; occ. 趨る)
  8. to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie

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