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早計 (そうけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun
overhasty ; rash ; premature
Used for judgments, decisions, or conclusions made too quickly without sufficient thought or evidence. Often appears in the phrase 早計に過ぎる (to be too hasty).
Similar words 軽けい 率そつ 軽率 emphasizes carelessness or thoughtlessness in action, while 早計 focuses on making a judgment or decision too quickly.
拙せっ 速そく 拙速 implies doing something hastily even if it's poorly done, often contrasted with 巧遅. 早計 is specifically about premature conclusions.
Etymology Compound of 早 (early, fast) and 計 (plan, measure). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to mean a hasty plan or premature judgment.
早そう
計けい
に
過す
ぎる
。
It's too hasty to think we've succeeded when the results aren't out yet.
