Meaning of ちはや in Japanese

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Definition of ちはや

ちはや(chihaya) 【襅】

いちはやく(ichihayaku) 【逸早く ·いち早く ·逸速く】

(adv) promptly; quickly; without delay
ねずみはいち早く沈みそうな船を見捨てる。
Rats leave a sinking ship.
before others; first

嵐あらしの為ため私たちはやむなく家いえにいたいる。

Because of the storm, we were obliged to stay at home.

We were compelled to stay at home on account of the storm.

嵐あらしのために私たちはやむなく家いえにいたいる。

Because of the storm, we were obliged to stay at home.

We will be seeing you again before long.

子供たちこどもたちはやけに静かしずかだった。

The children were being very quiet.

湖みずうみの見えるみえる所ところに私たちはやってきた。

We came in view of the lake.

It took us a long time, but finally we were able to find it.