Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “矢継ぎ早”

矢継ぎ早

やつぎばや

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

Example sentence

The minister had to face a barrage of questions from the press.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

矢

On: し
Kun: や
Stroke count: 5

・dart

・arrow

継

On: けい
Kun: つ.ぐ;まま-
Stroke count: 13

・inherit

・succeed

・continue

・patch

・graft (tree)

早

On: そう;さっ
Kun: はや.い;はや;はや-;はや.まる;はや.める;さ-
Stroke count: 6

・early

・fast