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Japanese symbol for “untimely”

Romaji: hayasugiru
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

In Japanese, untimely is , read (hayasugiru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-f premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

early, fast
on: ソウ、サッ
kun: はや.い、はや、はや-、はや.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 3
overdo, exceed, go beyond
on: カ
kun: す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “untimely”

WordReadingMeaning
まがわるい magawaruiinconvenient; inopportune; untimely

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はやい hayaifast; quick; rapid
そうき soukiearly stage
そうちょう souchouearly morning
さっそく sassokuat once; immediately; without delay
すばやい subayaiquick; swift; nimble
そうそう sousouas soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...
かこ kakothe past; bygone days
すぎ sugipast; after

See also: Chinese symbol for “untimely”.

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.

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