はやし

Japanese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ha̠ja̠ɕi]

Etymology 1

Adjective

はやし • (hayashi) ^†-ku

早し: (archaic, Classical Japanese) early (classical terminal form)
速し: (archaic, Classical Japanese) fast, quick (classical terminal form)
Synonym: 疾し

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "はやし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	はやく^[1] はやから^[2]	fayaku fayakara
Continuative (連用形)	はやく^[1] はやかり^[2]	fayaku fayakari
Terminal (終止形)	はやし	fayasi
Attributive (連体形)	はやきはやかる	fayaki fayakaru
Realis (已然形)	はやけれ	fayakere
Imperative (命令形)	はやかれ	fayakare
Key constructions
Negative	はやからず	fayakarazu
Contrasting conjunction	はやけれど	fayakeredo
Causal conjunction	はやければ	fayakereba
Conditional conjunction	はやくば	fayakuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	はやかりき	fayakariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	はやかりけり	fayakarikeri
Adverbial	はやく	fayaku

^[1]Without auxiliary verb.
^[2]With auxiliary verb.

Derived terms

早(はや)い (hayai, modern form of 早し)
速(はや)い (hayai, modern form of 速し)

Etymology 2

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 生(は)やす (hayasu, “to grow something, to make something grow”)..

Verb

はやし • (hayashi)

continuative of 生やす: grow

Noun

For pronunciation and definitions of はやし – see the following entry.

【林】1	[noun] [from 759] a grove, woods, copse [noun] [from 759] (figurative) a forest of something [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a female given name

(This term, はやし (hayashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as はやし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はやし.

Proper noun

For pronunciation and definitions of はやし – see the following entry.

【林】1	[noun] [from 759] a grove, woods, copse [noun] [from 759] (figurative) a forest of something [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a female given name

(This term, はやし (hayashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as はやし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はやし.

Etymology 3

Noun

For pronunciation and definitions of はやし – see the following entry.

【囃子】

[noun] [from 1134] (archaic, possibly obsolete) livening things up with music or song

[noun] [from 1134] (archaic, possibly obsolete) lively music

[noun] [from 1430] lively music played during a noh, kabuki, or other stage performance to quicken the pace or raise the mood

[noun] [date uncertain] a particular style of musical accompaniment in traditional Japanese entertainment forms such as noh

Alternative spellings
囃し, 囃

(This term, はやし (hayashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as はやし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はやし.

Verb

はやし • (hayashi)

continuative of 囃す: accompany by music; applaud; heckle, jeer at