仕事が早い

• 読み: しごとがはやい
• ローマ字: shigoto ga hayai
• 漢字の分解: 仕 (serve/do) + 事 (matter/thing) + が + 早 (early/fast) + い → work is fast
• 発音: /shi.go.to.ga.ha.ja.i/

意味

Works fast — a compliment for someone with an impressively quick turnaround on tasks.

Combines 仕事 (work) with が早い (is fast/early). While it literally means 'their work is fast,' in practice it is a concise compliment for efficiency and reliability. Used in both workplace and casual contexts — for the colleague who finishes reports in record time, the friend who immediately handles a request, or the creator who ships content at impressive speed.

例文

1. もう終わったの？仕事が早いね。
2. この人仕事が早いから頼りになる。
3. 仕事が早い上にクオリティも高いの最強じゃん。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, friends, social media, general conversation

トーン: appreciative, impressed

正しい言い方

• 仕事が早いね、助かるよ。 (You work fast — that really helps.)
• 仕事が早い人って信頼されるよね。 (People who work fast earn trust.)

避ける言い方

• 「仕事が早い」だけだと雑と誤解されることも（「丁寧かつ早い」と言い添えると良い） (Just 'works fast' alone can be misread as 'rushes' — adding 'and carefully' avoids this)

よくある間違い

• Using 仕事が早い without acknowledging quality — in some contexts it can imply the person rushes

起源と歴史

Standard Japanese phrase 仕事 (work) + が早い (is fast). Has long been used as a workplace compliment. Its casual use expanded through social media where creators and professionals are praised for fast, high-quality output.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional workplace compliment, amplified by social media

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. A staple workplace compliment that also works well in casual settings.