Japanese symbol for “speedily”
ひたひた
ひたひた
Romaji: hitahita
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore)
In Japanese, speedily is ひたひた (hitahita).
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Meanings
- adv, adv-to lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore)
- adv, adv-to steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching)
- adj-na, adj-no sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough
- adv, adv-to speedily; promptly; quickly; smoothly
- adv, adv-to closely; exactly
Other Japanese words for “speedily”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| なるべく早く | なるべくはやく narubekuhayaku | as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.