Illustration: Behind the counter of a small bento shop, an experienced worker folds wrapping paper around a lunch box with compact, practiced movements. One hand tucks the final corner while the other already reaches for the fastening band.

JLPT N1i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

手て早ばやい

tebayai

quick, efficient

Example sentences

  1. 海苔のりは焼やいて香かおりを出だしパリっとさせ、手早てばやくサッと巻まいて製せいする。

    Roast laver to bring out the flavor as well as to make it crispy and roll up it and rice together quickly.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. これはセルフうどん店てんの普及率ふきゅうりつの高たかさに見みられる様ように「食事しょくじは素早すばやく提供ていきょうされて、手早てばやく食たべられれば良よい」と考かんがえる、いわゆる「食しょくに短気たんきな県民けんみん」が大半たいはんだからである。

    This is because most of them are, as we say, 'short tempered about food' and think 'the sooner the food is served and eaten, the better it is' as seen in the popularity of the self-service udon shops.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 日本国内にっぽんこくないでは、最もっとも簡単かんたんで手早てばやく食たべることのできる料理品目りょうりひんもくの一ひとつとして知しられており、特とくに朝食ちょうしょくメニューとして、多おおくの日本人にっぽんじんが一度いちどは口くちにしたことのある品目ひんもくである。

    It is known as one of the most easiest dishes that can be eaten fast in Japan, and most of the Japanese have eaten it at least once especially for breakfast.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 手早

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 早early; fastOnソウ・サッKunはやい・はや・はや-

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