Type Element Usage Japanese Scripts 早(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /hä.jä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "already, now", a Japanese kun reading of zǎo. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Readingszǎo(Chinese) sa(Japanese) Surname DescendantHayasaka(Japanese) Same Spellingḥaya, haya 1