SuGoiSuす語彙す夙
夙: early
early; long ago
6 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
On
シュク
Kunつとに・はやい
夙に (つとに) is a literary adverb meaning 'long since'; the on-reading シュク appears in 夙夜 and 夙成.
Key words
夙につとにlong since; early on
夙夜しゅくやmorning till night
夙成しゅくせいprecocity
夙川しゅくがわShukugawa (Nishinomiya)
Example sentences
その作家の名は、夙に海外でも知られていた。
The writer's name had long been known overseas as well.
夙夜、努力を怠らなかった祖父は、小さな店を大きくした。
My grandfather, who never slackened his efforts from morning till night, made his small shop bigger.
春になると、夙川の堤は桜を見に来る人でにぎわう。
Every spring, the embankment of the Shukugawa River is crowded with people coming to see the cherry blossoms.