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Definition and Synonyms for 捷く
| 1. | 速い | （表面について）急速なスピードに伝導性のある |
| Fast | (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds | |
| Synonyms: | 早い | |
| 2. | 早い | 始まりにおいて、または、期間かすう勢の始まりの近くか以前、普通であるか期待が調節されます |
| Early | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time | |
| Synonyms: | 早い, 早め, 早める | |
| 3. | 速い | 速度および効率によって示される |
| Expeditious | marked by speed and efficiency | |
| Synonyms: | 早い | |
| 4. | 疾い | 迅速に作用すること、動くことあるいは、作用することと動くことが可能である |
| Fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly | |
| Synonyms: | 早い | |
| 5. | 神速 | 非常に速く動くさま |
| Fleet | moving very fast | |
| Synonyms: | 早い, 神速 | |
| 6. | 素早い | 急速に即刻達成される |
| Quick | accomplished rapidly and without delay | |
| Synonyms: | スピーディー, 手早い, 敏速, 早い, 機敏, 素早い, 迅速, 速やか | |
| 7. | 速やか | 短時間に行われる、または発生する |
| Rapid | done or occurring in a brief period of time | |
| Synonyms: | 急, 急激, 急速, とんとん拍子, 早い, 迅速, 速やか, 飛躍的 | |
| 8. | 速やか | 速度によって特徴づけられる |
| Speedy | characterized by speed | |
| Synonyms: | スピーディー, 快速, 急, 急激, 急速, 手っ取り早い, 早い, 早め, 早める, 神速, 迅速, 速やか | |
| 9. | 素早い | 速く、軽く動くさま |
| Spry | moving quickly and lightly | |
| Synonyms: | すばしこい, はしっこい, 敏捷, 早い, 機敏, 素早い | |
| 10. | 速い | 迅速な速さで |
| Fast | at a rapid tempo | |
| Synonyms: | 早い | |
| 11. | 早い | 年端も行かない |
| Early | very young | |
| Synonyms: | 早い | |
| 12. | 速やか | 高速で動く、または、高速で動くことができる |
| Speedy | moving with or capable of moving with high speed | |
| Synonyms: | スピーディー, 快速, 急, 急激, 急速, 手っ取り早い, 早い, 早め, 早める, 神速, 迅速, 速やか |
Meanings for each kanji in 捷く
| 捷 | victory; fast | Kanji Details » |
Conjugations for 捷く
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Sample Sentences for 捷く
アリスはひどい頭痛で仕事からはやく帰宅した。
Alice returned home early from work with a severe headache.
Comments for 捷く
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Japanese probably use them interchangeably, but 早い is more for early and 速い is more referring to fast speed.
#2 Posted by lovegarden over 6 years ago
hi.. is it okay to use "早い" instead of "速い" when we want to say "fast"?? interchanging the use of these two is okay?? :)
#1 Posted by Reijoi over 6 years ago
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たとえば、
速く走る(to run fast)、足が速い(a fast runner)、速く泳げる(can swim fast)、速球(fastball)
早く起きる(wake up early)、早く寝た(went to bed early)、早く来た(came early)、朝早く(early in the morning)、早目(doing something early)
:)