Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 手が早い(てがはやい) in Japanese

手が早い
Kana Reading
てがはやい
Romaji
tegahayai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    to be a quick worker
    Example sentence
    「見た目は悪くないがちょっと軽薄そう」な外見とは裏腹に、彼女はいないし、女性に手が早いワケでもない。 In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be fast in forming relationships with women
    Example sentence
    彼は手が早い。（女に）。 He like to paw.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be quick to resort to violence
    Example sentence
    彼は口と手が同時に出てしまう人だ。 He accompanies his words with blows.

Examples of 手が早い, てがはやい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

早 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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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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