早そう期き

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

early stage; early

Refers to an early phase or point in time, often used in formal, medical, or business contexts. Commonly modifies nouns with の or appears in compounds like 早期発見 (early detection).

病びょう気きの早そう期き発はっ見けんが重じゅう要ようです。

Early detection of the disease is important.

早そう期きの対たい応おうが被ひ害がいを最さい小しょう限げんに抑おさえた。

The early response minimized the damage.

Usage patterns

早そう期きに〈動どう詞し〉to do something at an early stage/promptly
問もん題だいができるだけ早そう期きに解かい決けつすることが望のぞましい。
It is desirable for the problem to be resolved as early as possible.
早そう期きの〈事こと〉early ~ (an early instance of something)
早そう期きの対たい応おうが事じ態たいの悪あっ化かを防ふせいだ。
An early response prevented the situation from getting worse.

Expressions

出で来きる限かぎり早そう期きas soon as possible; ASAP

Kanji

早early, fast
期period, time, date

Related words

初しょ期きN1
初期 refers to the initial phase of a process or era, while 早期 stresses doing something early in time, often with urgency (e.g. 早期発見).
早そう急きゅうN1
早急 emphasizes urgency and speed of action, whereas 早期 simply denotes an early point or stage in time.

Opposites

後こう期きN3
後期 means the later stage or period, the direct opposite of 早期's early stage.

Word family· 14

早そう期き癌がん
early-stage cancer
早そう期き治ち療りょう
early treatment; early-stage treatment
早そう期き発はっ見けん
early detection; early discovery
早そう期き締

Etymology

Compound of 早 (early) and 期 (period, stage). The reading そう is the on'yomi of 早, and き is the on'yomi of 期.

てい

結けつ

early conclusion; prompt conclusion

早そう期き解かい散さん

early dissolution (of parliament, diet, etc.)

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早そう期き解かい決けつ
early settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
早そう期き診しん断だん
early diagnosis
早そう期き警けい戒かい
early warning
早そう期き退たい職しょく
early retirement
早そう期き閉へい経けい
premature menopause; early menopause; premature ovarian failure

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