Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 矢継早(やつぎばや) in Japanese

矢継早, 矢継ぎ早
Kana Reading
やつぎばや
Romaji
yatsugibaya
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    rapid succession (e.g. questions)
    Example sentence
    大臣新聞記者たちから矢継ぎ早の質問直面なくてはならなかった。 The Minister had to face a barrage of questions from the press.

Examples of 矢継早, 矢継ぎ早, やつぎばや in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

5 strokes

dart, arrow

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: や

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JLPT 1

13 strokes

inherit, succeed, patch, graft (tree)

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi: つ.ぐ, まま-

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

early, fast

On'Yomi: ソウ, サッ

Kun'Yomi: はや.い, はや, はや-, はや.まる, はや.める, さ-

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