早 技(はやわざ)

はやわざ

noun

quick work; nimble technique; feat of speed

1. quick work; nimble technique; feat of speed

An action performed with impressive speed and skill. Used to describe someone completing a task remarkably fast, a quick sleight-of-hand trick, or a rapid technique in martial arts or sports.

さすがプロの早技(はやわざ)だ。

That's impressive quick work — a true professional.

彼(かれ)は早技(はやわざ)で料理(りょうり)を三品(さんぴん)仕上(しあ)げた。

He whipped up three dishes with impressive speed.

手品師(てじなし)の早技(はやわざ)に観客(かんきゃく)は目(め)を見張(みは)った。

The audience was amazed by the magician's sleight of hand.

Combines 早(はや) (fast, quick) and 技(わざ) (technique, skill). Also written as 早業(はやわざ) with the same meaning. Carries a tone of admiration — the speed is not just fast but skillful.

Common collocations

早技(はやわざ)で片付(かたづ)ける: to finish something off quickly
早技(はやわざ)を見(み)せる: to show off quick work
さすがの早技(はやわざ): impressive quick work (as expected)
見事(みごと)な早技(はやわざ): splendid quick technique

Similar words

荒技(あらわざ): rough technique — impressive but forceful, not necessarily fast
離れ技(はなれわざ): remarkable feat — emphasizes the difficulty rather than speed
手際(てぎわ)がいい: deft, efficient — describes skillful handling of work, overlapping in meaning

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Added 2026.5.3 21:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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