早 = 十 + 日

早 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “early”. It is built from 十 (ten) and 日 (day). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 26. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: early
RTK frame: 26
Strokes: 6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ソウ, サッ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): はや.い, はや, はや-, はや.まる, はや.める, さ-
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: sunflower, ранний
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 早 early

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 早

How to find 早 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ten” + “day”. 早 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 早 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.