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    3. 手っ取り早い

    手っ取り早い

    手てっ​取とり​早ばやい​

    quick

    KMT10News #39+1AdjectiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab23 strokes

    てっとり早い手っとり早い手っ取りばやい

    てっとりばやい

    Adjective

    1.
    quick, prompt, without delay
    2.
    simple, easy, effortless

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    手てっ取とり早ばやい方ほう法ほうで問もん題だいを解かい決けつしたい。

    I want to solve the problem in a quick way.

    KMT6Daily Life
    インターネットで情じょう報ほうを得えるのが一いち番ばん手てっ取とり早ばやい。

    Getting information online is the quickest way.

    KMT8TechnologyDaily LifeInternet & Social Media
    忙いそがしい朝あさは、手てっ取とり早ばやい朝ちょう食しょくで済すませることが多おおい。

    On busy mornings, I often settle for a quick breakfast.

    KMT9Daily LifeFood & Dining
    彼かれは手てっ取とり早ばやく仕し事ごとを終おわらせるのが得とく意いだ。

    He is good at finishing work quickly.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    手てっ取とり早ばやい解かい決けつ策さくは魅み力りょく的てきだが、長ちょう期き的てきな視し点てんも必ひつ要ようだ。

    A quick solution is appealing, but a long-term perspective is also necessary.

    KMT10Daily LifeBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    早
    はや.い・はや・はや-・はや.まる・はや.める・さ-…(6)
    early・fast
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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