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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 矢継ぎ早

    矢継ぎ早

    矢や継つぎ​早ばや

    rapid succession (e.g. questions)

    KMT9News #26+1Noun, Adjective, ParticleDaily LifeKanji Vocab30 strokes

    矢継早矢つぎばや矢継ぎばや

    やつぎばや

    Noun, Adjective, Particle

    1.
    rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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    彼かれは矢や継つぎ早ばやに質しつ問もんを浴あびせた。

    He showered me with questions in rapid succession.

    KMT7Daily Life
    記き者しゃたちは矢や継つぎ早ばやに首しゅ相しょうに質しつ問もんを投なげかけた。

    The reporters fired questions at the prime minister in rapid succession.

    KMT9Politics & LawDaily Life
    朝あさから矢や継つぎ早ばやに電でん話わがかかってきて、休やすむ暇ひまもなかった。

    Calls came in rapid succession from the morning, leaving no time to rest.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    新しん製せい品ひんの発はっ表ぴょう後ご、矢や継つぎ早ばやに注ちゅう文もんが殺さっ到とうした。

    After the new product announcement, orders poured in in rapid succession.

    KMT9Business & FinanceTechnology
    彼かれの矢や継つぎ早ばやの攻こう撃げきに、相あい手ては防ぼう戦せん一いっ方ぽうだった。

    Faced with his rapid-fire attacks, the opponent was solely on the defensive.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsMilitary

    Characters that make up this word

    矢
    や…(1)
    dart・arrow
    Kanji
    継
    つ.ぐ・まま-…(1)
    inherit・succeed・continue・patch・graft (tree)
    Kanji
    早
    はや.い・はや・はや-・はや.まる・はや.める・さ-…(6)
    early・fast
    Kanji
    ぎ
    gi
    Kana
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