Kanji recall · 安新古早

Cheap, New, Old, Fast

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About this set

Four い-adjective roots you'll adverb-ify constantly. 安い (yasui, cheap), 新しい (atarashii, new), 古い (furui, old), and 早い (hayai, early/fast) — drop the い for 安く, 早く and you're describing how, not what.

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Vocabulary in this drill

やすいcheap
あたらしいnew
ふるいold
はやいearly, fast
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Reading notes

安 is やす.い (cheap/at ease) — アン in 安心 (relief). 新 あたら.しい — シン in 新聞 (newspaper). 古 ふる.い — コ in 中古 (used). 早 はや.い (early) — ソウ in 早朝; shares はやい with 速い (fast in speed).

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