早々
See also: 早早
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 早 | 早 |
| はや Grade: 1 |
はや > ばや Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 早早 |
Pronunciation
Adverb
早々 • (hayabaya) (optionally as 早々と (hayabaya to))
- so early; occurring much earlier than usual
- promptly; right away
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 早 | 早 |
| そう Grade: 1 |
そう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 早早 |
Pronunciation
Noun
- (often after a noun denoting a time or event) immediately after; so soon after
- 新年早々 ― shinnen sōsō ― immediately after the new year
- 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 17, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
- 月曜になって、学校へ出ると、私は朝っぱらそうそう級友の一人から調戯われました。
- Getsuyō ni natte, gakkō e deru to, watakushi wa asappara sōsō kyūyū no hitori kara karakawaremashita.
- Come Monday, when I went to school, I was teased by one of my classmates first thing in the morning.
Adverb
早々 • (sōsō) ←さうさう (sausau)? (optionally as 早々に (sōsō ni))
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN