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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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はやし (hayashi-ku

  1. 早し: (archaic, Classical Japanese) early (classical terminal form)
  2. 速し: (archaic, Classical Japanese) fast, quick (classical terminal form)
    Synonym: 疾し
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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The (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()やす (hayasu, to grow something, to make something grow)..

Verb

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はやし (hayashi

  1. continuative of 生やす: grow

Noun

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For pronunciation and definitions of はやし – see the following entry.
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[noun] [from 759] a grove, woods, copse
[noun] [from 759] (figurative) a forest of something
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a female given name
(This term, はやし (hayashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as はやし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はやし.)

Proper noun

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For pronunciation and definitions of はやし – see the following entry.
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[noun] [from 759] a grove, woods, copse
[noun] [from 759] (figurative) a forest of something
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a female given name
(This term, はやし (hayashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as はやし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はやし.)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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For pronunciation and definitions of はやし – see the following entry.
囃子
[noun] [from 1134] (archaic, possibly obsolete) livening things up with music or song
[noun] [from 1134] (archaic, possibly obsolete) lively music
[noun] [from 1430] lively music played during a noh, kabuki, or other stage performance to quicken the pace or raise the mood
[noun] [date uncertain] a particular style of musical accompaniment in traditional Japanese entertainment forms such as noh
Alternative spellings
囃し,
(This term, はやし (hayashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as はやし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はやし.)

Verb

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はやし (hayashi

  1. continuative of 囃す: accompany by music; applaud; heckle, jeer at