Meaning

Primary

Fast Talker

Alternatives

Fast Talking, Fast Speaker, Fast Speaking

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

When you have a fast mouth, you're probably a fast talker, right motormouth?

Reading

はやくち
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Remember how body parts often change even jukugo words to kun'yomi readings? That's what happened here too. Both readings are kun'yomi, making this one はやくち.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 早口で分かりにくい

    hard to understand because of fast speech

    早口で言う

    to say quickly

    早口でまくし立てる

    to rapidly pour out a litany of speech

    早口でしゃべる

    to talk quickly

Context Sentences

兄は、とても早口です。

My brother is very fast talker.

早口でオーダーしたので、生ビールが一つの代わりに五つ来た。

I spoke fast when I made an order, so I got five beers instead of one.

日本人は、早口が上手な人が多いですね。

Many Japanese are good at fast-talking.

Kanji Composition